fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down