to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
you could say; you might say; verging on the
nice; good; well-executed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
near; close; beside; third person
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
place; situation; position; location
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
on the occasion of; at the time of
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness