lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
hot topic; talk of the town
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
convenient; handy; useful
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
orphan; person without friends
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
common knowledge; well-known fact
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience