gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to walk away; to walk off
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
topic of discussion; agenda
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
direct control; direct supervision
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to continue to work; to work away (at)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation