to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
fine performance; excellent acting
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
beginning; clue; starting point
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to affect; to impact; to influence
to bury; to embed; to implant
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
director (of a film, play, etc.)