member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
occupation; calling; livelihood
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
down-market; popular; mass-market
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to look forward to something
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
how; in what way; how about; questionable
level; standard; water level
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
proposal; proposition; suggestion
several people; a few people