panorama: the custom of neighbors stepping outside at a given time (maintaining required Social Distancing) and striking pieces of cookware with blunt objects (e.g. wooden spoons) to create a cacophony. Said to relieve boredom.
advertisement: An oxymoron, a portmanteau of adverse and appetizer. Giving something nasty first so that the enjoyment of the good to follow will be greater.
investigate: You've just got up and are in the middle of getting dressed when the honk of a hooter tells you the biker has arrived with your groceries and you have to rush out immediately, as you are, because he won't wait more than a minute.
Devastation "If there are any customers still on this train... well, we've now reached the very end of the line. Anyone for London, Leeds, Inverness, Paris, Vladivostok or anywhere other than here should have changed trains earlier. It's too late now.
Comments
Noctule: Christmas Eve
embryological
suppressed:
antibodies
roustabout
clockwork
improvisation
goblinesque:
panorama
hijack
Heartily
scrounger
ventilator
Absorbent
soporific
soapsuds
advertisement
portmanteau
panicking
Encyclopædia
Harassment
lingerie:
caerulea
hydrangea
Britishness
Moccasin
sandpiper
sturgeon
proctologist
investigate
ruminant
Antechamber
boudoir
Theater
Philosopher
Knowledge
mezzanine
devastation
Tannoy
cinnamon
collector
sublimation
Twiglets
Cabriolet:
superstitious
Stitching
intensive
balm
armageddon
foliage
intimation