tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
child's tear-stained face
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
way; method; means; resource; course
manly; masculine; like a man
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)