putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the opposite sex; isomerism
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
as a child; when one was a child
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
switching over to; migration; transition
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
just because; even if; even though
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
hard worker; hardworking person
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer