photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
movie set; filming location
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
call; summons; convening; convocation
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
leadership; initiative; spearhead
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
mobilization; mobilisation
northern part; the north (of a region)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
killing one by one (terrorist slogan and strategy)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front