to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
mountain climber; mountaineer
to think too much; to be over-concerned
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
(turned out) all right in the end
risky; dangerous; insecure
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
general idea; concept; notion
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
body and soul; mind and body
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient