delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
use; utilization; utilisation; application
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
counter for choices, options, etc.
group; party; team; squad; section
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
sharing; division; draw; tie
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
main force; chief object; mainline
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sword skills; swordsmanship
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
scale; scope; plan; structure
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that