willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
moment by moment; hour by hour
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
at least; at most; (even) just
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
second (unit of time); arc second
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
even if not; even without
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
aspect; phase; condition; modality
complete change; about-face
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
here and there; in places
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to look away; to turn away