shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
wooden shield (used to defend against arrows); mantlet
Scutum (constellation); the Shield
look at both sides of the thing; (lit.) look at both sides of the shield
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up