to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
enemy territory; hostile place
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most