to affect; to impact; to influence
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
world; society; people; the public
such; like that; that sort of; very
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
military personnel; soldier
difficult to ...; hard to ...
intimidation; threat; bluster
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
massing (of troops); gathering
flying column; detached force
to attack; to assault; to assail
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
special promotion (in rank or grade)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to knock down; to utterly defeat
middle west; Midwest (United States)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct