guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
bet; wager; stake; gamble
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
prospects of victory; chances of success
how long; how much; to what extent
success or failure; outcome; result
to burst open; to pop; to split
most of all; extremely; supremely
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to glare at each other; to confront each other
production (e.g. play); direction
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
consideration; taking into account
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example