guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
these guys; these fellows
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
with a broad grin; smirking
intuition; instinct; hunch
violent emotion; passion; fury
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
choices; alternatives; options
stirring; rousing oneself
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
royal capital; imperial capital
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
one by one; one after another; successively
but; however; even though; even if
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance