friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
binoculars; field glasses
interception (email); wiretap; bug
(another's) daughter; young lady
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
pride; dignity; self-respect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
blindly (trusting someone, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
you (plural); all of you; you all
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
feelings; thoughts; meaning
damp; moist (negative nuance)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow