to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
singing or chanting in unison
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
as usual; as is one's habit
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to fold up; to fold into layers
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)