outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
distant look; faraway look
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
work; business; company; study
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
such ... as; or some such
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
woman; female; feminine gender