1 a drop

2 to drip

1 a drip

2 a little bit

3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)

1 to put sb on an intravenous drip

1 drop

1 to slip away

2 to escape in stealth

3 to skate

1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

2 to hunger for

1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.

3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused

1 to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants

2 to toady

3 boot-licking

1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.

3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.