My lesson

"The dinner was a formal affair. The wedding will be a very low-key affair. He resigned after revelations about his affair."

Pode ser considerado um "caso", geralmente extraconjugal.

"I’m making calls to drum up some business. Retailers are trying to drum up sales with price cuts. He was trying to drum up some enthusiasm for the project. What else can we do to drum up more support? They managed to drum up a new method."

"Aumentar, gerar ou criar": algo com esforço, principalmente nos negócios. | "Criar ou inventar": desculpas, histórias, explicações.