had better ...; may as well ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dismissal (from a position); discharge
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
that day; the very same day
at that time; in those days
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
nice; likeable; desirable
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
many; much; plenty; hardly
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive