to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to cross the line; to go too far
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to leave (a scene); to step away
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
clear; precise; definite; distinct
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth