to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
distinction; discrimination
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
highest grade; superlative degree
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
production output; number of goods manufactured
individual differences; personal equation
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
side dish; supplementary food