cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
ability; performance; efficiency
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
in the meanwhile; during the time
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
chief; main; principal; major
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
nothing but; none other than
indescribable; having no way to express
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
interest; rights; concession
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
whole story; full picture; full particulars
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
right of access; access permission; access right
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
lost article; something forgotten
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive