defense; defence; protection
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
right angle; perpendicular
turning to the right; right turn
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to make a lasting impression
to assemble; to set up; to construct
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
prime minister; premier; chancellor
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
some people; a few people; several people
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
profiting while others fight
finishing blow; coup de grâce