good-looking; fair; beautiful
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
high-explosive projectile
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
one's physical safety; personal security
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
reopening; resumption; restarting
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
such ... as; or some such
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
materials; data; document
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to look forward to something
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
literary world; literary circles
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
author; writer; novelist; artist