communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
how long; how far; how much
intelligence gathering; information gathering
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to push aside; to brush aside
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to care for someone; to look after someone
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
the same generation; coeval
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
subordinate work; assistant; servant
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
space (room, area, outer space)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very