bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
class; heading; group; category
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
Buddhism's highest paradise
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
talking while standing; standing around talking
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup