having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
sense of orientation; sense of direction
one or two; a few; small number
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
everywhere; all over; throughout
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
line of spears held at the ready
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
with a squish; with a splat
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
to shake; to waver; to tremble
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to jump upon (a moving object)
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to yell; to rant; to rave
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to have time free; to have time to spare
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading