lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
many; much; plenty; hardly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
depiction; description; portrayal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to cause a person trouble
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health