to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
general; popular; common; typical
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
as (for); for; in the capacity of
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
unfortunately; regrettably
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
conviction; belief; confidence
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve