meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
topic of discussion; agenda
to discuss; to talk together
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to detain; to check; to restrain
story; tale; talk; discussion
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be free; to be available
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
self-defense; self-defence
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
silence (not speaking); muteness
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
advisory level; warning level
place; room; margin; scope
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
professor; teaching; instruction
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
you could say; you might say; verging on the