awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to gather strength; to take heart
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to put to trial; to argue in court
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
outside the country; abroad
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
soldier; combatant; warrior
teacher; instructor; professor
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
actor; actress; player; performer
enough is enough; no further!
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
looking on (somebody) as hostile
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
because of this; thanks to this; due to this