fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
refinement; narrowing-down
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
don't worry; no worries; never mind
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
majority group (party, faction)
friction; discord; strife
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
having ended; being resolved
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
young person; inexperienced person; novice
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
home area; home town; local
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt