lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
meaning; significance; sense
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
clearing one's throat; cough
pointing out; identification
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
outside the country; abroad
offensive (movement); aggression
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
reopening; resumption; restarting
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to look around; to survey
beginning; outset; first; onset
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
(necessary) personnel; required person
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
country; territory; domain; realm
defense; defence; protection
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key