to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to lose sight of; to miss
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
memories; recollections; reminiscence
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
error; mistake; slip; bug
strong person; the strong; the powerful
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to take someone's life; to kill someone
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
instant; moment; for an instant
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sports ground; sports oval