burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
very interesting; of great interest
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
at first; in the beginning; originally
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to show up; to appear; to turn up
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
even if; even though; however; no matter how
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
just a minute; small quantity