calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to dye; to colour; to color
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to lose sight of; to miss
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
custom; habit; customary practice
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be worried; to be troubled
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe