being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
derailment; digression; deviation
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
resignation; acceptance; consolation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to continue (going along some trend)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
light (e.g. colour, color)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
grandfather; male senior-citizen
female high-school student
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
even though; despite; when
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
distinction; discrimination
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to name; to call; to christen; to term
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to have a relationship; to have relations