putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
resentment; indignation; anger
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to mind; to care; to worry
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
looking on; remaining a spectator
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to ask a question; to ask questions
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay