cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
manly; masculine; like a man
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to speak ill of; to disparage
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
society; public; community; social studies
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
school education; formal education
system; institution; organization; organisation
results; record; grades; marks
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
equality; impartiality; evenness
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission