to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to discuss; to talk together
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
in name only; titular; nominal
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
now that you say that; now that you mention it
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
sign; indication; omen; symptom
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake