to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
on countless occasions; many a time
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
technique; art; skill; move
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
fusion; melting; liquefaction
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat