to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
derailment; digression; deviation
to bring back; to restore
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
police officer; policeman; policewoman
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
job hunting; seeking employment
lately; recently; these days
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
connection; link; relationship
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification