to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
visual effect; visual effects (in filmmaking, etc.); VFX
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in one's own way or style
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to look around; to survey
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
being filled with; being full of; permeation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
priority; order of precedence
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...