confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
at once; there and then; immediately
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to not believe one's ears
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
arrangement; pact; agreement
exploitation; overuse; abuse
consequence; result; conclusion
objection; dissent; protest
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to control; to command; to get the better of
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
guard; security (officer); guardsman
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to become clear; to be made public
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it