to shake off; to throw off
propulsive power; driving force
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
grand tourer; GT; Greenwich Mean Time; group technology
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to drop; to lose; to let fall
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
no; no; without; not needed
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode