故作

to pretend / to feign

happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works

to put on an act

to play the profound thinker

artificial show of seriousness / to pretend to be solemn