wince, recruiting ground, offer one's hand

After Terrorist Attack, a British City Linked to Jihadis Winces and Asks Why

By KATRIN BENNHOLD and KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA

Birmingham, Britain's second-largest city, with a large Muslim population, has become known as a recruiting ground. Muslim residents resent the stigma but acknowledge the problem.

Democrats, Buoyed by G.O.P. Health Defeat, See No Need to Offer Hand

By JONATHAN MARTIN

The party, in its best position since its loss in the November election, is newly optimistic about picking up seats in 2018, hoping to ride a backlash against President Trump.

wince

to show pain suddenly and for a short time in the face, often movingthe head back at the same time:

Did I hurt you? - I thought I saw you wince.

It makes me wince even thinking about eye operations.

Define recruiting ground: a place for obtaining, enlisting, or supplying recruits : a source of supply 

offer one's hand - Oxford Dictionaries

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/offer_one's_hand

extend one's hand to be shaken as a sign of friendship Meaning, pronunciation, example sentences, and more from Oxford Dictionaries.