lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
priority; order of precedence
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
on countless occasions; many a time
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
pending question; unresolved problem
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to stop walking; to pause
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting