temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
pride; dignity; self-respect
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; (court) centerline; half court; centerline (road); center line
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to be able to manage somehow or another
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
if it is the case that ...
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) even once; (not) ever