stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
alteration; falsification; faking
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
very much; very many; more and more
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
abuse; misuse; perversion
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
safety zone; traffic island
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome