whistle (sound made with the lips)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
alone; unaided; away from home
encounter; engagement; battle
to torment; to torture; to harass
(not) even once; (not) ever
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
difference; discrepancy; variation
settlement; solution; resolution
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
great admiration; deep respect
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
(dead) end; end of the line
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
heedless of danger; braving dangers
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to establish; to formulate
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover