being extremely busy; being swamped with work
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
testimony; (verbal) evidence
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
to give an impression; to make an impression
living person; the living
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
at a young age; while still young
literally; to the letter; literal
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to save; to leave over; to spare
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out