protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
way of reciting; way of telling a story
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
underestimation; undervaluation
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
a considerable number; a fair number
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly