to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
mass communication; mass media
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
front entrance; front door
please (give me); please (do for me)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
fine weather; fair weather
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to hand (over); to deliver in person
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.