to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
surroundings; environs; circumference
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
close; intimate; on good terms
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
nine times; twisting around many times
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat at a table; place at a table
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)