to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to watch over; to watch attentively
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
way; method; means; resource; course
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
how many people; a number of people
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
sign of remorse; indication of regret
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to replace; to move; to change the position of
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
not necessarily so; is not always true
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
number of times; frequency; count
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult