to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
still (continuing); as ever; further
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
long ago; already; a long time ago
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
instability; insecurity; crankiness
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to have no chance (of succeeding)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace