guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
small; fine; detailed; stingy
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
when it comes to; concerning
defense costs; defence costs; ERA
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to sell off; to sell completely
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
estimate (of costs); budget
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
property; fortune; means; assets
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to step over or across; to overcome
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character