Getting gently sozzled throughout the day has gone out of fashion.
Without wishing to get too PC, it's through such banter that society's sexist norms get gently reinforced.
These changes have not eliminated corruption by any means, but they have constrained it.Meanwhile, the voice of public opinion has been getting gently but steadily stronger.
A bike trip yields room both for breath and a chance to get gently lost around the Mekong Delta, fortified by strong Vietnamese coffee and the guidance of locals.
Now aged 92, she wanted nothing more than to reminisce about how wacky they had all been back in the day, and to get gently stoned while rearranging her collection of Taoist dildos.
This will help your Chi get gently tuck.
Now, you've got to gently remove those skins, cut those peppers, and use a paper towel or spoon to gently scoop out the seeds.
Then the huge elephant flapped his ear, got up gently, shook his head vigorously in a vain attempt to dislodge the strange object around his neck, and walked off.
He must have consistently disappointed opponents who portrayed him as a figure of evil, as they tried to convince people: "You can tell he's trying to wreck the country: he's got a gently persuasive lilting tone and he's addicted to tea.
Some years ago - before my child came along and I had to learn how to behave - I got so gently and sweetly merry that I ended up sleeping in my mother's dog basket downstairs in my father's kitchen (they no longer lived together and yes, it was complicated).
