calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
choices; alternatives; options
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
sincere; honest; faithful
tone (of voice); manner of talking
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
future; possible; potential; prospective
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
leader; guide; mentor; coach
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
if you think about it; come to think of it
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
when it becomes; when it comes to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sampling food; tasting; trying
shopping; purchased goods
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tedious; boring; being fed up with
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)