to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
various matters; everything
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
if it is (the case that ...)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
calm; composed; cool; quiet
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
tendency; trend; inclination
remarkable; striking; obvious