to control oneself
41pull\ oneself\ together — v. phr. To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together …
42forget oneself — lose one s self control or temper, lose one s head, lose one s senses …
43pull oneself together — v. regain one s self control; get organized; pull onself together; clean up one s act …
44get a grip of oneself — take control of one s feelings He finally got a grip of himself and calmed down …
45pull oneself together — recover control of one s emotions. → pull …
46possess one's soul in patience — control oneself, be patient …
47calm down — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. compose oneself, control oneself, calm oneself, restrain oneself, keep oneself under control, regain one s composure, keep cool, take it easy, get organized, relax, rest, get hold of oneself, get a grip on oneself, cool it*,… …
48cool — 1. adjective 1) a cool breeze Syn: chilly, chill, cold, bracing, brisk, crisp, fresh, refreshing, invigorating, nippy Ant: warm, hot 2) a cool response …
49hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… …
50steady — adj 1. stable, solid, substantial, stout, sound; poised, balanced, offset, counterbalanced, counterpoised. 2.(all of movement) even, regular, rhythmic, rhythmical; metronomic, metronomical. 3. uniform, changeless, unchanging, unvarying,… …