to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
otherwise; or else; if not
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to feel; to sense; to experience
to sniff out; to get wind of
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
whispering into a person's ear
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
that is to say; so that means
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
non-official history; privately composed history
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with