defense; defence; protecting; preventing
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
triumphant return; returning in triumph
otherwise; or else; if not
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
little by little; bit by bit
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to care for someone; to look after someone
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on