example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
gesture; gesticulation; motion
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
reserve corps; flying squadron
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
true character; true heart; true spirit
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
disregarding strategy and using brute force
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
alert status; emergency alert
to tower over the surroundings
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
full view; plain sight; completely visible
defense capability (defence)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
back; rear; background; behind the scenes