party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
threat; intimidation; menace
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
offensive camp; team at bat
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
had better ...; had better not ...
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
future (usually near); prospects
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted