portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
very interesting; of great interest
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to watch intently; to stare
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to put one's strength into
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
presence; sitting with; being with
personal; individual; private
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
lack of information; data deficiency
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink