friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
they; those guys; those fellows
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
food and drink; eating and drinking
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
rare (or peculiar) animal
in order; in turn; one by one
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval