There was a cafeteria on the ground floor, a bar and disco in the basement, a space for dancing and music on the second (highbeam.com)
Living separately and apart means living in separate residences and not acting as a married couple.The second ground for divorce is living separately and apart for one year. (info.legalzoom.com)
By Minor I mean a very small and quiet «crunch», or like a split second grind. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)