putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
how; in what way; how about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to feel; to sense; to experience
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to