physical condition; state of health; shape
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to complete decisively; to do to completion
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
serious look (on one's face); straight face
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
way (of doing); manner; method; means
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
all present; all concerned; all of us
that day; the very same day
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)