lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
battlefield; battleground
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
confections; sweets; candy; cake
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pupil; student; schoolchild
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person