putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
to appear all together; to be all present
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
outsider; someone outside of a group
burned down; entirely destroyed
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
evening sky; twilight sky
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
if you think about it; come to think of it
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
several minutes; a few minutes
guess; conjecture; surmise
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air