to stay calm; to keep cool
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
much less; to say nothing of
to have a reason; to have an excuse
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to watch steadily; to stare
declaration; proclamation; announcement
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to offer for sale; to put on the market
to take back; to recapture
immediately; right away; on the spot
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly