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 (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
with these words; while saying
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
contact; touch; contact lens
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness