to defend oneself; to protect oneself
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
not yet known; unknown; strange
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
duty; obligation; responsibility
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to serve; to work for; to attend
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
order of chivalry; chivalric order
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
practice; practising; training; study
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)