shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be sooty; to be stained
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
rising; ascending; climbing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
very young; little; childish; immature
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to anticipate; to foresee
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)