to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
one day; (on) a certain day
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
estimate (of costs); budget
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to discuss; to talk together
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
manners; courtesy; etiquette
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
secrecy; highly classified information
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
classification; categorization; sorting
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(social) class; rank; grade
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase