to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nice; likeable; desirable
patting; stroking; caressing
tail (animal); tail end; tip
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
participation; joining; entry; adherence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
whichever one chooses; either way
murder; homicide; manslaughter
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
candy; sweet; confectionary
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
stagnation; hindrance; delay
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization