defense; defence; protection
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
desperation; struggle to the death
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
commander; commanding officer; CO
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
outbreak of war; starting a war
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
as before; as ever; as it was originally
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
insubordination; outlawry
noisy; confused; uproarious
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
pretension; assumption (of a title)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to boil strongly; to be excited
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)