extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
older brother; elder brother
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
way of eating; how to eat
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
accurate; correct; precise; exact
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
countermeasure; counter-measure
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)