putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
Stars and Stripes (US flag); Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)
to give; to do (something) for
in its entirety; whole; wholly
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
leather shoes; leather boots
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
Island; insula; island; islet
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
illegal possession; unlawful possession
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette