to stop (plug) one's ears
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to resound (echo) far and wide
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
intercept; interception; counter-attack
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
as usual; as is one's habit
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap); inspection hole
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to shake off; to throw off
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
ultimate; final; last; eventual
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)