low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
clientele; customer stratum
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
horseplay; fooling around
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
toast; congratulatory cup
not worth considering; out of the question
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
high spirits; gleeful mood
messenger; envoy; emissary
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
witty; smart and polished
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits