easygoing, placid, laid- back (informal), patient, tolerant. 4
I fastened my seat belt and tried to be calm .
I fastened my seat belt and tried to stay calm. When you are talking about someone’s behaviour in an emergency or unpleasant situation, use keep/stay/remain calm: ‘In the event of fire, leave the building by the nearest exit and remain calm.’ Compare: ‘For the first two days the sea was perfectly calm.’ calm down He had calmed down his anger, but he was still annoyed.
He had calmed down, but he was still annoyed. Calm down (intransitive) means ‘to become less angry, less excited, etc’: ‘Once everyone had calmed down, the meeting continued.’ The object of calm down (transitive) is always a person: ‘The doctor gave him a tranquillizer to calm him down.’ ‘In the end I agreed to go with her, just to calm her down.’ cameraman Shotaro Akiyama is a famous Japanese cameraman.
Shotaro Akiyama is a famous Japanese photographer. cameraman = a person who is employed by a television or film company to operate a camera: ‘The cameraman had never shot a car chase before and needed the director’s advice.’ photographer = a person who takes (or whose job is to take) photographs: ‘She is one of the world’s leading fashion photographers.’ camping See GO 3 can 1
Can you possibly send me an application form?
Could you possibly send me an application form? I’d be grateful if you can confirm whether you are coming.
I’d be grateful if you could confirm whether you are coming. To make a polite request, use
