approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
business; trade; operations; sales
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
drinking party; banquet; feast
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
how; in what way; by what means
beautiful woman; pretty girl
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
trivial; not amounting to much
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
elder sister; older female friend
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sympathy; compassion; pity
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to receive divine punishment
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
since then; from that time; ever since
cease-fire; truce; armistice