demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
silence (not speaking); muteness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
intelligence network; information network
secret information; intelligence
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
... and westward; in and to the west of ...
country; territory; domain; realm
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to agree on; to agree about
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
soon; shortly; before long
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
nod; inclination of the head
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
restoration; repair; mending
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
kind; sort; species; species
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope