helper; assistant; help; assistance
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
sense of values; values; value system
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
without; but if; otherwise; or else
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
teacher; instructor; professor
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
estimate (of costs); budget
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement