thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
just because; even if; even though
schedule; program; calendar
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be softened; to calm down
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
school building; schoolhouse
stairs; stairway; staircase
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
front; frontage; facade; main
question; inquiry; enquiry