lifting a child high up in the air
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be conspicuous; to stand out
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
elementary level; beginner level
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be infected; to be contagious
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
bento; Japanese box lunch
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
shopping; purchased goods
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even