putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
just you wait and see (as a threat)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
again (and again); once again; yet again
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
this (very thing); this precisely
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
just because; even if; even though
to put on airs; to assume importance
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
field; sports stadium; arena
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)