putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be able to manage somehow or another
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
exhibition hall (room, area)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
danger; peril; hazard; risk
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
patient's condition; pathology
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
physical condition; state of health
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
don't worry; no worries; never mind
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain