defense; defence; safeguard; protection
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
standing firm; holding out
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
possession; occupation; occupancy
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
present; gift; to give a present or gift
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
continuation; succession; series
administration (of medicine)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
forcibly; against one's will
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to bring; to take; to bring about
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up