to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
taste; palate; sense of taste
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
modernization; modernisation
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
remarkable; striking; obvious
generation; the world; the age
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
urbanization; urbanisation
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
matter of time; question of time
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to thrust before; to thrust at
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
marital relationship; marital relations
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)