deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
calming down; quieting down
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to rain incessantly; to downpour
first generation; founder
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to have an eye on; to zero in on
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
fine castle; famous castle
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
foreign enemy; outside invader
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
settling down; quieting down; cooling down; stillness; quiet; tranquility