to defend oneself; to protect oneself
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
science and technology; scientific technique
not yet known; unknown; strange
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
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.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); 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 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 select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
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 (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time