defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
to blow off; to be blown off
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
war; battle; match; game; competition
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing