(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
for this very reason; that is exactly why
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
ardent; passionate; vehement
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
queen (consort); empress (consort)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to collect; to assemble; to gather
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
calm; composed; leisurely
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)