shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
literally; to the letter; literal
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
armor and helmet (armour)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to do someone in; to bump someone off
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be expensive; to be costly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
right of succession; right to the throne
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
heaven and earth; top and bottom
opening; gap; dried and opened fish