to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
first meeting; first interview with
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
business; trade; operations; sales
had better ...; had better not ...
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
name; given name; first name
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the other day; a few days ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn