to drink up; to drain (cup)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
rational; reasonable; logical
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
head; brains; intellect; understanding
postwar period; period after Second World War
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to be selected (from among many people)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
had better ...; may as well ...
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean