missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
telephone call; telephone (device)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
as expected; as predicted
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
self-defense; self-defence
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
proposal; offer; request; application
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
looking depressed; long face
to be photographed; to be projected
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to machine; to cut; to scrape
liquid-crystal display; LCD
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
strongest ever; most powerful in history