protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
and (also); both ... and; as well as
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
injured person; wounded person
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to gather; to collect; to assemble
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
drama; play; powerful drug
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
property; fortune; means; assets
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone