He had to kill the Erb, but could hardly do so in a direct, fair encounter.

The photos capped an eventful direct encounter with a mysterious moon.

When dealing with direct encounters it is best to remain silent and motionless.

No shields; this was a direct and brutal encounter, and could surely not last long.

A bridge to history, a time capsule, the letters opened up a direct encounter with my mother's past.

He knows, so far, that each of our direct encounters has been indecisive, a draw.

But he had no direct encounters with him.

As with all apparently direct encounters with reality, the experience is inherently compelling, especially for the person who has had it.

Although he has had no direct encounters with migrants, he senses their presence.

Ireland and the West Indies both won two games with their direct encounter being a no result due to rain.