performer or player (of an instrument)
competing; competition; auction
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
craftsman; skilled artisan
trial product; prototype model
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
a few years ago; some years back
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
centre of (political) power
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
with curious eyes; curiously
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
risky; dangerous; insecure
small mustache; short mustache
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
unskilled; not very good at
penalty; sentence; punishment
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
(police) detective; criminal matter