The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life.
It is double-take time for the blase New York types who do not pay much attention to what is in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Nine massive stone statues by the Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone have arrived.
Verb
respond to something in a way that makes it less effective
Disney can now monitor wait-time gradations in lines at their parks. When a jam is spotted, they can deploy entertainers to the area to counter the boredom of those waiting.
Following his lackluster performances, Rooney has faced stinging criticism for failing to live up to expectations, but still refuses to use tiredness or injury as an excuse.
Waiting around for someone else to give birth can be a slow and tedious marathon of an experience. But for the photographers on royal baby-watch outside St. Mary’s Hospital, the monotony has entered another stratosphere.
Phrase
make something less strong, active, or exciting
put a damper on
Server overloads put a damper on Marvel's plans to give away 700 of its #1 comics. Instead, the promotion has been put off to ensure everyone gets their share.
Noun
open your mouth wide while taking in breath usually because you are tired or bored
A lioness lets out a mighty yawn to shake away the sleep. Soon after she walked away in the familiar swagger of a confident hunter and took up position under the bushes.