to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
stupid brat; son of a bitch
and yet; though; when; in spite of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
present continuous tense; present progressive form
some people; a few people; several people
to care for someone; to look after someone
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to pick up; to find; to gather
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
already; now; no longer; not any more
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
long ago; previous; of a former age
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
incident; affair; happening; event
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
firm; strong; solid; stable
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
image; figure; figure; form; image
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to not believe one's ears
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase