to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
battle formation; military formation
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
university student; college student
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to encamp; to take up positions
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)