defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
defeating in an instant; instant kill
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unedited remarks; frank opinions
to summon courage; to be brave
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind