example; simile; metaphor; allegory
armed forces; military; troops
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
like this; this sort; this way
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
armaments; military preparations
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(religious) faith; belief; creed
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one's own child; one's own children
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to serve; to work for; to attend
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy