noon; midday; daytime; lunch
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
street stall; stand; booth
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
myself; yourself; I; me; you
how long; how much; to what extent
not caring; not giving a damn
to be too numerous; to be too much
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation