(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
they; those guys; those fellows
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
how much; how many; to what extent
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)