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collected

(of a horse or a horse's pace) controlled so that movement is in short restricted steps
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If that five-second meltdown in the 74th minute seemed to suggest that they were malfunctioning under pressure, the way they regained their collectedness thereafter, underlined byMilner'scomposure from the penalty spot, was far more reassuring forJurgen Klopp.
"It's more his cool, calm collectedness. His mannerisms during a game are very mature.
While she still finds herself "sobbing in broken accents" and chided for being "too impulsive [and] too vehement" in the aftermath, this scene is the first in a long train of scenes where Jane progressively learns to master her rising hysteria and respond with calmness, collectedness, and charity in moments of crisis (Bronte 82-83).
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