license; permit; licence; certificate
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
independent business; self-employment
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
handsome face; beautiful features
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
tottering steps; drunken staggering
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
arrest; apprehension; capture
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
everything working out as desired
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless