to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
the last moment; the very end
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
ventilation fan; extractor fan
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to go ahead; to pull ahead
momentum; amount of exercise
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
lack of innovation; stupidity
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
spot; point; place; position
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
entire world; whole world; world stage
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
indescribable; having no way to express
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
on bad terms; at loggerheads
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
conversely; on the contrary
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do