defence program; defence plan
with a crack; with a smash
to start; to begin; to commence
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
inexpert or untrained eyes
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
match (for lighting a fire)
one example of (when there are more examples)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
rebel; traitor; insurgent
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to arrest; to capture; to seize
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)