to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to smile (at); to grin (at)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
without permission; without notice
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to give directions; to issue instructions
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
the deceased; the departed
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits