passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
most of all; extremely; supremely
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
entreaty; appeal; petition
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
long; drawn-out; very long
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon