I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a calming/soothing effect (= one that makes you feel less angry, excited, or nervous )
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His words seemed to have a calming effect on the crowd.
a calming/soothing influence
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The music seemed to have a calming influence.
a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm
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In the middle of the city, this garden is a haven of tranquillity.
an oasis of calm/serenity/tranquillity etc
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The park was an oasis of peace.
an uneasy calm
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Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.
appear calm
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He tried hard to appear calm .
calm
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The sea was perfectly calm.
calm/steady sb's nerves (= make someone feel less worried or nervous )
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She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves.
cool, calm, and collected
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She wanted to arrive feeling cool, calm, and collected .
cool, calm, and collected
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Outwardly she is cool, calm, and collected .
dead quiet/calm/still
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The room was dead quiet while we waited for Ted to reply.
keep calm/awake/sane etc
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I was struggling to keep awake.
Traffic calming measures
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Traffic calming measures have been introduced.
traffic calming
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Traffic calming measures have been introduced.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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Baldwin's main role was to keep his colleagues and the country as calm as possible.
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Jody is as calm as anyone has ever seen her at halftime.
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The city spread out below her looked so calm , almost as calm as she had felt such a little time before.
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Keep as calm as possible, and follow the suggestions in this chapter.
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Noah Plunkett was as calm as though they were discussing the state of the weather.
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Eisenhower, appearing as calm as ever, shrugged off what had not long before loomed as a crisis.
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Just the same, off he went, as calm as could be, and so the theft remained undetected.
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He was as calm and collected as any veteran on the ground.
much
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But once she'd explained I felt much calmer .
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He was suddenly much calmer , coldly aware of his true position.
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Every day ... I will become emotionally much calmer ... much more settled ... much less easily disturbed.
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Though evidently representing the same individual, the head was much calmer than that of the agitated portrait of the previous decade.
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The Prime Minister greeted the day in a much calmer mood than he had forty-eight hours before.
quite
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She'd even felt quite calm , only thinking that in the oven his dinner would be in cinders now.
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Previously no wave would have reached that high except in a gale, and that night the sea had been quite calm .
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She was quite calm and told me to get a watch and try and time how far apart the pains were.
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Until opposition forces started fighting again, the situation was quite calm .
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I felt quite calm , though I could neither eat nor drink.
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Kelly felt quite calm as she entered the large committee room.
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She was quite calm and serious and, for reasons of her own, she intended to bury the jewel box.
so
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The city spread out below her looked so calm , almost as calm as she had felt such a little time before.
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In some one so calm , the effect was eerie.
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How could Ace stay so calm ?
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Michael stared up, wondering how Peter could be so calm .
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His manner: so calm , so kind, so on top of things.
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It was so calm , so secure.
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No wonder he is so calm .
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No wonder I had felt so calm .
very
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It looked very calm and peaceful.
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He is a Sikh, a religious man, very calm , kind.
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I became very calm and immediately went into a deep sleep.
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He felt aged and weary but very calm .
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She became very calm and serene.
■ NOUN
day
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At least, I thought grimly, it was a calm day .
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It was a calm day , Mr Dove.
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On a calm day there will be no waves breaking over Bogha nan Ramfhear to indicate its presence.
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Try to sober down and forget your fears as there are calmer days ahead.
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It was a cold calm day with no wind.
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On calm days people dived to inspect the bottom contours.
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On a calm day , it can register a pressure difference across the thickness of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
exterior
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So you see, beneath that calm exterior lies a highly unstable child.
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With her soft voice and her calm exterior , she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
sea
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Neil Croll, Allestree, Derby I saw an upside-down rainbow caused by the reflection of the sun on a calm sea .
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De Macon's ship went to Brittany and back, the voyage helped by fair winds and calm seas .
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I was deeply thankful that the accident had occurred on a sunny day and with a calm sea .
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He wrote of the calm sea at St Malo, the pink sky, the sweet air.
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Large swell waves may be present with an absolutely calm sea or even with light offshore winds in the opposite direction.
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Gently rocked by the smooth, rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above.
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Only the murmur of ships' engines and swish of bows cutting the tide could be heard across the calm sea .
voice
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He heard the calm voice , but could feel the trembling body which gave it the lie.
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The calm voice waited on the tapes, and my grief was ambiguous.
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When they tapped at Dora's bedroom door, a calm voice invited them to enter.
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Myles began to talk in a slow calm voice .
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Wilko then replies in a calm voice with what hes said.
water
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The overall effect is that the main swell of the ocean is broken, leaving calmer water inside.
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She drifted helplessly along in calm water at just over three knots, making it virtually impossible to assess her sailing characteristics.
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But the ship stood almost stationary, in calm water just inside the mouth of a fiord.
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For instance, blue conveys a sense of calm and tranquility because we associate the colour with blue skies, calm water .
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It's always the same - each time you dive, you find clear, calm water .
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There will be calmer water at intervals along the way.
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Slowly they began to feel the protection of Grumbla Head and within half-an-hour they had entered relatively calm water .
waters
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The last time I visited Strathbeg, I counted eighty elegant swans, floating galleon-like on calm waters .
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Inside the reef, on calmer waters , the boy gratefully nodded off to sleep, exhausted by his ordeal.
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Here seals may be seen bobbing in the calm waters .
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She sat quietly, however, until the music found its way into calmer waters and then came to an end.
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He also taught girls to swim in the calm waters of the Swider River.
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The forecast is good, light winds and calm waters .
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Two of us have chosen to sail in the calmer waters of librarianship.
weather
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All he needs is 13 hours of calm weather .
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Wildlife experts fear the calm weather may return too late to save them.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bold/calm/cool etc as you please
calm/cool etc exterior
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Beneath his highly cool exterior he was anguished and distraught.
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It all added up to the fact that below Silas's cool exterior there was warmth and compassion for others.
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So you see, beneath that calm exterior lies a highly unstable child.
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There is little or no hint of the compassion and humanity which lay beneath the cool exterior .
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With her soft voice and her calm exterior , she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After yesterday's fighting, the region is now calm again.
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Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.
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He has such a calm soothing voice - I could listen to him all night.
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His mother was a calm , slow-speaking woman.
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I was trying to sound calm even though I was very upset.
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It was a calm , clear, beautiful day.
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Joe is a very calm and competent flying instructor.
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Keep calm and try not to panic.
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My sister was always calm and careful, whereas I would get excited and upset by the slightest thing.
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Once on board, you can relax in calm , comfortable surroundings.
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The night was calm and warm.
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The sea was dead calm .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Baldwin's main role was to keep his colleagues and the country as calm as possible.
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Even when Peter began, the sky was pale, the winds were calm , and the air was temperate.
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He is a Sikh, a religious man, very calm , kind.
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His eyes, which, moments earlier, had been filled with fear and horror, were now clear, almost calm .
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Hugh remained calm at the wheel, driving with the window open.
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Inside the reef, on calmer waters, the boy gratefully nodded off to sleep, exhausted by his ordeal.
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It created a picture of calm silent menace.
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So far, the menswear shows have had an air of calm rationality.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cool
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The leaked Pinochet medical file turns out to be cool and calm .
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It had been an exceptional run, fine days, cool and calm , and crisp but clear nights.
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Appearing cool and calm would be difficult, but it was the only way to deal with this man.
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Vashti McKenzie, looking cool and calm in a royal blue Africaninspired two-piece dress that swept the floor.
dead
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She sounded frank, dead calm .
relative
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Our path dropped down to the relative calm of the sea shore, edging craggy inlets beneath overhanging cliff tops.
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The relative calm before this convention is almost eerie.
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Yet by comparison with the fate of most people in Caxias, this is a haven of relative calm and well-being.
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But as the period of relative calm continued, it seemed to last an eternity.
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The scent-sensitive Lepidoptera are thus associated with the strongly-scented flowers in the relative calm there.
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The history of many colleges can be seen as periods of conflict and confrontation alternating with periods of consolidation and relative calm .
■ VERB
appear
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He is resting on his knees and appears calm .
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As he left the courtroom, Franco appeared calm , smiling and chatting with Teich and his interpreter.
feel
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Having eaten, I felt refreshed and calm as I got into bed.
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Regardless of when you call, our representatives will be courteous and calm-so you can feel calm, too.
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Now the die was cast he felt a certain calm .
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Some people find uncontrollable tears welling up, yet they may feel wonderfully relaxed and calm after the massage.
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As I stood on the tee, I felt a terrific calm , but a controlled excitement, too.
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I felt pleasantly tired, calm , and strangely satisfied.
keep
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Stay calm and keep the child calm: panic speeds poison absorption.
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In spite of everything, he had managed to keep Virginia Stillman calm .
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During practice the beginner should try to keep his mind calm and peaceful.
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Fate drove so that Glover could sit in the back and keep Lucky calm .
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Some ways of keeping the discussion calm and rational: The Chair should be firm in not allowing people to interrupt each other.
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The only one who kept calm was the commander, who helped me and the others out, fearing a secondary explosion.
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He bought her a soda, tried to talk to her, kept her calm .
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Lugar spent his eight years as mayor trying to keep his city calm when others were burning.
remain
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The latter part of the year looks the most promising, so remain calm earlier.
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She remained serene and calm with no need for the pain medication until the next afternoon when she died in her sleep.
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Whilst Jansher remained calm and serene, I was sweating profusely.
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We women look on, we appraise, we scrutinize, we admire, we try to remain calm .
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Reformist leaders have told the public to remain calm to deprive hardliners in the security forces of any pretext for violent action.
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I said, trying to remain calm despite my growing irritation with him.
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When her labor was difficult, the doula consistently remained calm and caring.
restore
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Although some black groups called for a boycott of the curfew, it had the effect of restoring an uneasy calm .
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A policeman may be able to restore the public calm without having to resort to an arrest.
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Attempts by the Czech police to restore calm to the streets of Prague following the protests were thwarted.
stay
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He gained experience and developed skills in staying calm in the face of abuse, working under pressure and organising his time.
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He told himself to stay calm .
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William I know, I know-but... just-let's stay calm .
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Trying to stay calm , he crept up on the statue.
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Act calm - stay calm One successful method of mastering nerves is to act the way you would like to feel.
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Or like saying stay calm or cheer up.
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What do you do? Stay calm .
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Not many players would have stayed calm during the making of that eight, and certainly not after it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By October 17th, the police had managed to restore calm .
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Inside the new gallery, there is an atmosphere of calm .
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The Prime Minister visited the centre of the rioting and called for calm .
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We sat on the patio, enjoying the calm of the evening.
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What we need now is a period of calm and stability.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Despite the excitement Wednesday, Chu reacted with what may be near-record calm .
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What they amount to is an appeal for calm .
III. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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It is to everybody's advantage that Mr Mugabe calm down .
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My heart would not calm down .
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Yo, yo. Calm down .
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Very slowly Jessamy began to calm down just a little.
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She lit a cigarette and closed her eyes. Calm down .
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Set his Alsatians on me ... He won't. Calm down .
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Then I calmed down and asked a safe-looking lady with children to show me the way to the bus station.
■ NOUN
breath
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Taking controlled deep breaths will calm you down and get you into a more relaxed rhythm rather than a state of uncontrolled panic.
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At the hall cupboard she stopped, taking a deep steadying breath to calm the currents suddenly eddying through her body.
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She took a few deep breaths to calm her nerves.
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In addition, a couple of deep breaths calms the nerves wonderfully when your adrenalin is flowing.
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He wiped a trembling hand across his face, and took several deep breaths to calm himself down.
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I take a deep breath and try to calm myself, to still the noisy, rusty jagged parts.
fear
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Midland Bank, one of the trustees of the Dumenil funds, stepped in to calm investors' fears .
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If this made companies tremble, David Tweedie's pronouncements will have done nothing to calm their fears .
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But her host's calm demeanour as he scribbled a few notes and went on to the next call calmed her fears .
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The sounds of gunfire and shelling didn't do anything to calm my fears .
sea
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Only watching the sea for hours calmed her.
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On Friday the sea turns calm , and there are no more clams.
situation
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Your customer service representatives calm heated situations faster than the New York City fire department.
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Clergymen trying to calm the situation were beaten.
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Reinforcements were called and 25 police officers had to wade into the crowd to calm the situation .
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Two Notre Dame Sisters still live in Soweto, and are very calm about their situation .
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A dozen constables eventually calmed the situation and surrounded both dug-outs as the match was completed.
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In an effort to calm the situation the government had closed all educational institutions in Dhaka on Oct. 14.
storm
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The usual pattern was calm , then a storm .
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There was a time when we waved our scepters and calmed the storms .
things
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The inspector arrives when things have calmed down a bit.
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With good help, things calmed down.
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I think things will calm down very quickly.
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With their second child, Dierdre, things calmed down in just a few weeks.
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Stopping again for things to calm down I began to do a few unwelcome sums.
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Since last year, things have calmed down.
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Not until things calm down a bit.
traffic
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The purpose of the Bill is to introduce the concept of traffic calming into statute.
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We will encourage local authorities to introduce peak-hour bans on cars, traffic calming measures, car-sharing schemes and further pedestrianisation.
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A TRAFFIC calming scheme on a Darlington estate has been modified after bus companies threatened to boycott the area.
■ VERB
help
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It is thought to have helped calm tension.
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The first was to help Robbie to calm and soothe himself.
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I understood exam stress thanks to you - my daughter took me to the exams to help keep me calm .
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When Robbie did cross the line, his parents let him know then comforted him and helped him calm down.
keep
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It'd keep them calm , stop them lying awake at night.
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Some one must keep them calm or the scissors soon start to fly.
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I understood exam stress thanks to you - my daughter took me to the exams to help keep me calm .
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It keeps me calm , comforts me ....
manage
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Fortunately Winner managed to calm him down.
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I managed to calm him down by handing him my camera, just as one would do to mollify an angry child.
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But she managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.
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The days of numbing despair had been reduced to quick flashes of temper that Duvall always managed to calm .
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At last you manage to calm yourself, and lie throbbing.
need
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He needs some one to calm him down.
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You really need to calm down and take life more stoically to reinforce your position.
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I need to mellow out, I need to calm down.
seem
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She settled him in his chair, and was relieved to see that he seemed to be calming down a little.
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The situation seemed fairly calm , I remember, when the first group of us arrived.
stay
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Sometimes the harder you try to stay calm the more difficult it becomes.
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I tried to stay calm: had I just been invited for a round at Muirfield?
tell
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If ministers itch to do more, they will be told to calm down.
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Dennis tells me to calm down, take a deep breath, and count back from a hundred.
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She told herself to calm down: at the worst they had lost each other and would have to go home separately.
try
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And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.
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James was trying to calm them down.
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Uncle Alfred tried to calm them down, but they only screamed louder.
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Ritchie passed him the joint, sinking into his seat and exhaling as if trying to calm down.
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Henri watched him go, trying to calm himself down, distressed at how easily he had succumbed to Richmann's taunts.
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Let it be, I thought, still trying to calm myself down.
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I tried to calm her, made more tea.
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He felt her trying to calm him by her silence.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
calm/cool etc exterior
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Beneath his highly cool exterior he was anguished and distraught.
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It all added up to the fact that below Silas's cool exterior there was warmth and compassion for others.
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So you see, beneath that calm exterior lies a highly unstable child.
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There is little or no hint of the compassion and humanity which lay beneath the cool exterior .
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With her soft voice and her calm exterior , she absolutely would not let creditors off the hook.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Calm down, Morgan! Stop jumping around.
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His lawyer's assurances that he would be found not guilty did little to calm him.
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I waited until I'd calmed down a little, then went to talk to her.
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We were all very concerned and did our best to calm her.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alan spends the rest of the conversation calming her down, explaining options to her.
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By this time Melissa's temper had calmed and her curiosity revived.
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He calmed down but continued to shiver with anticipation as I slipped on my shoes.
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It's more important right now to calm down.
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Leant back on my dressing table to calm down, clutched the handles.
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She went past displays of posters and stills for upcoming films, gradually calming herself.