calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
innocence; being not guilty
gossip; corner of the mouth
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
expression; presentation; representation; notation
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
fighting stance; fighting pose
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
failure; mistake; blunder
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
light; easy; non-serious; minor
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
negotiations; discussions; connection
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for