to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
development; exploitation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
source, cause of an accident
under development; in development
highest grade; superlative degree
state secrets; secrets of the state
preference; priority; precedence
cooperation; collaboration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
military personnel; soldier
and yet; though; when; in spite of
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be impolite; to be discourteous
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to step forward; to volunteer
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)