defence forces; defence corps
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to be selected (from among many people)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
frequency; rate of occurrence
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
by all means; by all costs
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
act of mercy; helping another person
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to breathe while sleeping
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
physical work; manual labour (labor)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check