reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
defense; defence; protection
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
to need; to call for; to require
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
notice; attention; observation
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
offensive camp; team at bat
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
library (usu. single-room); small library
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
hard worker; hardworking person
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to rant and rave; to raise hell
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
preservation; retainment; keeping
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
hidden room; secret chamber
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation