noon; midday; daytime; lunch
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
secretary; councillor; councilor
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to state; to express; to mention
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
how; in what way; by what means
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)