drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
extensive; vast range; wide scope
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
to snatch from; to steal from
to keep away; to keep at a distance
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
drinking bout; merrymaking
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down
Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)
strange; rare; novel; curious
spray; mist (not meteorological)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
faking crying; crocodile tears
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
regular (periodic) examination
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
a long time ago; long before now
undressing; taking off one's clothes
running out of energy; running out of strength
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out