I must simply face up to it 1

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to accept that a difficult situation exists:
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face up to
She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.
I Must Simply Face up to it: The Big Time is not for me’
a watch that is worn on the wrist
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wristwatch
he had been sent to confiscate my wristwatch.
a ... man is very polite, pleasant, and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false:
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suave
He's very suave and sophisticated.
attractive in a confident, exciting, and stylish way:
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dashing
It had been noticed that I wore one of the company's products, namely the Dashing Senior Executive model,
a dashing young soldier: Dashing Senior Excutive model
a narrow piece of strong material, esp. leather, used for holding or fastening something:
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strap
I lost my watch when the strap broke.
the alligator-style strap,
very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods:
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state-of-the-art
a state-of-the-art movement (computer)
What do you think of people whose main goal in life is having state-of-the-art technology?
the part of a clock or watch that turns the hands (= thin sticks) that point to the time
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movement
a state-of-the-art movement
the part of a machine or device that shows you a measurement of something such as speed or time:
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dial
The dial of/on his watch had a picture of Mickey Mouse on it.
the distinguished dial with Roman numerals
used to describe a respected and admired person, or their work:
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distinguished
the distinguished dial with Roman numerals. a distinguished writer/director/politician
Are those who come from distinguished families usually late for appointments?
a feature of a product that allows you to do something:
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facility
a computer with a speech recognition facility.
the day-of-the-month facility
of or like a skeleton (= frame of bones):
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skeletal
Her body was skeletal (= very thin).
he threatened to stop advertising in Vogue because of the "skeletal" models who appear in its pages.
a child or animal without a home or enough food and care, usually thin and dirty in appearance
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waif
a poor little waif.
To give up my Epsilon Suave Watch in exchange for being called a "waif" seemed a bargain.
an agreement between two people or groups in which each promises to do something in exchange for something else:
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bargain
reached an agreement... The management and employees eventually struck/made a bargain
To give up my Epsilon Suave Watch in exchange for being called a "waif" seemed a bargain
a year that happens every four years and has an extra day on 29 February
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Leap Year
Consequently, year 1900 is not a leap year but year 2000 is.
In view of the difficulties over Leap Year, an amnesty had been declared,
to treat someone or something in a way that gives them a disadvantage:
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penalise
customers were not being penalised for this
Should turning up early for appointments be penalised or overlooked? Why?
the basic facts of a situation:
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the nitty-gritty
Let's get down to the nitty-gritty - how much will it cost?
At 10:42 am we got down to the nitty-gritty.
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time:
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chronic
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
The problem, it turned out, was my chronic promptness.
to carefully plan or organize ideas, suggestions, methods, etc., in a particular way:
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frame
Their conclusions are framed in such a way that if one piece of evidence were shown to be false, the argument would be suspect.
the First Law of Timepieces, framed by the great Jeremiah Quartz
used when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just said:
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namely
,I learned an important lesson when I lost my job, namely that nothing is a hundred percent guaranteed.
I wore one of the company's products, namely the Dashing Senior Executive model
high or higher in rank:
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senior
She's senior to me, so I have to do what she tells me.
the Dashing Senior Executive model
in a way that is not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:
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vaguely
I vaguely remembered having met her before.
belief and confidence in your own ability and value:
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self-esteem
She suffers from low self-esteem and it prevents her from pursuing her goals.
Is possessing modern gadgets an expression of a real need or is it a means of raising their low self-esteem?
happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need:
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contentment
More people were finding that material things do not bring contentment.

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