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Bring up a hobby of reading in part of your leisure time.

bring up
1. To take care of and educate (a child); rear.
2. To introduce into discussion; mention.
3. To vomit.
4. To cause to come to a sudden stop.

Those who have such a hobby ...

they never feel lonely as long as there is a book in hands...

in hand
1. In one's possession: arrived with the contract in hand.
2. Under control: kept the tense situation in hand.
3. Under consideration: gave her attention to the matter in hand.
4. In preparation or process: With the work finally in hand, we began to see progress.
5. Sports Remaining to be played by one team but not by another: Their team is ahead in the standings, but our team has two games in hand.
 
on hand
1.
Present; available: Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?
2. About to happen; imminent;
What is on hand for this evening?