Calm
Calm adjective - Free from emotional or mental agitation.
Usage example: bystanders tried to help the injured person remain calm while they waited for the ambulance to arrive
Tense
Tense adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Usage example: was tense about the upcoming bar exam
Common collocations
| adventures | calm adventures | tense adventures |
Both words in one sentence
- Vlad later reveals that this was all part of his training to help Darry keep calm in tense situations due to his powers being emotion based.
- During one of their "calm" periods, a tense peacefulness which also is unexplained, the protagonists get to their car and evacuate the town.
Source: No Ending -
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Giorno Giovanna can seem calm at the most tense of moments, but really, he is just plotting your demise in a very sneaky and sometimes quite horrific way.
Source: Tranquil Fury
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