shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
authority; power; influence
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
even more; still more; further
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to happen to meet; to come across
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
furious facial expression
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
successive generations; successive emperors
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
Leo (constellation); the Lion
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
will not do; do not; does not
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)