to become settled; to be fixed
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
winter thunder; thunderstorm accompanying a cold front
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to crouch; to squat; to cower
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
ordinary citizen; the general public
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
whistle (sound made with the lips)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
invisibly; secretly; privately
open; public; official; overt
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
chief vassal; senior statesman
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment