to defend oneself; to protect oneself
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
chair; stool; post; office; position
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to shake; to sway; to waver
stairs; stairway; staircase
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
at least; at most; (even) just
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
soldier; combatant; warrior
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
battlefield; battleground
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
solution; solution strategy
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into