cruelty; hard-heartedness
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
guard; sentinel; garrison
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
-less; lacking; non-existing
official business; public business
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
as you see; as you can see
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
round shape; circle; circular form
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
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
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation