fighting stance; fighting pose
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
alert status; emergency alert
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
true state; actual condition; reality
(state of) utter panic; great panic
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
instant; moment; for an instant
professional killer; hit man
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
finish; finishing; finishing touches
enemy territory; hostile place
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
guidance; leadership; leading the way
staff member; employee; worker; personnel