shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
defense; defence; protection
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
wherein; therein; thereinto
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
flash (of light); glint; schiller
war clouds; threat of war
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)