celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
death penalty; capital punishment
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
city of temptation; wicked city; sin city
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
very popular; highly favoured
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
the other day; lately; recently
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy