proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to be worried; to be troubled
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
internal conditions; true state of affairs
pair; the two; both persons; both things
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
right in the center (centre)
east, west, south and north
dozens; scores of; decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to shake; to waver; to tremble
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to step over or across; to overcome
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
morality; moral principles
self-interest; selfish desire
private interests; personal interests
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate