to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second (unit of time); arc second
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
job; work; duties; trade; skill
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
all; entire; whole; altogether