calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
irrational (line of) argument
how many years; how long; what year
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
vocal sound; tone of voice
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
nothing but; none other than