to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
schedule; program; calendar
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
diligent student; studious person
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to breathe out; to exhale
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience