putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
sour look; surly face; pout
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
since one was born; (in) all one's life
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
albino Japanese rat snake
snake; serpent; large snake
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to stare back (at); to glare back
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
black rotary-dial telephone
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to lie down; to throw oneself down
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy