guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
sounding each other out; probing each other
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Hyatt (hotel chain); Hyatt
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
Luan; Rouen (France); Rouyn (Canada)
royal capital; imperial capital
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
direct connection; direct link
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
common front; united front
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
personality; style; appearance
although there are many of them
direct discussion; direct talks
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
limited; limiting; restrictive
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
optimism; taking an optimistic view
how; in what way; I wonder
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that