calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
if so; in that case; in that situation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
company; corporation; workplace
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pride; boast; credit (to)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
either way; in any case; one way or another
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
older sister; lass; young lady
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
invitation; introduction; temptation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable