calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
expression; look; countenance; face
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
beginning; outset; first; onset
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
successively; one after another
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
all; entire; whole; altogether
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to get strong; to gain strength
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to bring back; to restore
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
while; even though; despite