defense; defence; guard; policing; security
guard; sentinel; garrison
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
gazing at (in wonderment)
price; cost; value; worth; value
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to change completely; to change suddenly
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
in accordance with; according to
survival; survivor; relic
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
competing; competition; auction
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to encamp; to take up positions
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound