to pretend to be brave when you are actually scared or worried
pretendirovat' byt' muzhestvennym, kogda na samom dele ty napugaesh'sya ili bespokoish'sya (pretendirovat' byt' muzhestvennym kogda na samom dele ty napugaesh'sya ili bespokoish'sya)
"She put on a brave face despite feeling nervous inside."
"Ona odela mujestvennoe litso, khotya ona chuvstvovala nervoznost' vnutri." (Ona odela **mujestvennoe litso**, khotya ona chuvstvovala nervoznost' vnutri.)
to be full of great joy or excitement
to make a process operate automatically using technology
to take a risk in the hope of success
to be extremely surprised or shocked
it amazed or shocked me completely
I swear or promise sincerely.