having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
mockery; derision; ridicule
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
abusing someone to his (her) face
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
to boost; to force up; to push up
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
ability; capability; skill
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
right (to do something); authority; power
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to send flying with a kick