to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to become desperate; to give way to despair
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
wife and children; (arch.) wife
cardioplegia; heart attack
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
national sport (e.g. sumo)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
inside work; catcher's game
overall victory; championship
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
(not so) much; (not) very
settlement; solution; resolution
useless resistance; vain struggle
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something