putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
dozens; scores of; decades
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
reading too much into (what ... says)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to head home; to leave for home
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
interference; intervention; meddling
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
in one's own way or style
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite