having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
detached; aloof; indifferent
to pass (of time); to elapse
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one-year-old; one year old
unmarried; not yet married
(social) class; rank; grade
one grade; first-class; primary
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)