to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to practice magic; to practise magic
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)