May I offer you a 'beverage'? [='drink']
alcoholic/nonalcoholic 'beverages'
(..) really put him in his place. What's that? Tea. When people are upset, the cultural convention is to bring them hot beverages. There, there. You want to talk about it? - No. - Good. "There, there" was really all I had. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Middle Earth Paradigm Season: 1 Episode 6