head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
right to choose; a say; option
now that; since; so long as; because
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to cause a person trouble
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
furious facial expression
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
only recently; just of late
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
condition; state of preservation
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
each and all; every single one; everybody
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others