situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
slow to act; slow in starting work
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
riding together; riding with
short and stout; small but wide around
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
beginning (of a century, etc.)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
connection; link (on a web page)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
roadway; road; carriageway
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
official business; public business
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification