small restaurant; eating house
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go (somewhere) with a purpose
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
good-for-nothing; worthless
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
understanding; comprehension
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
mediator; manager; caretaker
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to put one's hand on; to touch
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
master; teacher; stable master
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to drink up; to drain (cup)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
discovery; detection; finding
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg