first challenge; first try
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
free time; time at leisure
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
carrying voice; well-projected voice
notice; attention; observation
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to begin to walk; to set out
all that one has; all that there is; the whole