coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
extra charge; specially reduced charge
thank you for your continued patronage
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
rather; sooner; preferably
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
pupil; student; schoolchild
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
act of mercy; helping another person
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
duty; obligation; responsibility
stomach ache; abdominal pain
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
sobering up; method of sobering up
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
in proportion to; just as much as
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating