cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to strangle; to constrict
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
future; possible; potential; prospective
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
returned goods; returning purchased goods
best regards; please take care of; please do
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to be overcome with emotion
to become desperate; to give in to despair
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to follow advice; to act upon advice
out of character; unlike one
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
distribution; circulation
selling out; being sold out
midsummer; height of summer
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby