putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
cheering song; supporters' song
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
memory; sense; experience
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
virile; tough; masculine; intense
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
difference; variation; difference
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
silence (not speaking); muteness
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty