to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
manners; courtesy; etiquette
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon