meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to mind; to care; to worry
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to recover consciousness; to come to
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
first-class goods; A-grade product
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
abuse; misuse; perversion
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer