to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
by means of; due to; because of; according to
riskiness; (level of) danger
sharing; division; draw; tie
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
something like ...; something called ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
father; dad; husband; you; he
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to recall; to remember; to recollect