lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
drinking bout; merrymaking
such; like that; in that way
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
by sheer strength; by brute force
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
not a little; not a few; considerable
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy