meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
(social) position; status
to say; to tell; to state; to do
like he said; same for me; ditto
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
guess; speculation; supposition
unkindness; unfriendliness
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
don't you think?; indicates question
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
commencing with; including
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
within the jurisdiction of
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various