guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
(insectile, especially moth) scales
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
human intellect; knowledge
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
without thinking of the consequences
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
preliminary investigation; preparation
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise