calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
enumeration; citation; listing
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
journey; route of a journey
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
around the clock; day and night
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
pointing out; identification
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)