to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
program (e.g. TV); programme
making a guest appearance; guest starring
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(watching in) real time; watching live
both; both sides; both parties
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
but; however; provided that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
directions; instructions; orders; command
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so