to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to mark the end; to spell the end
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
simmer; bubble out; flow out
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
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)
no matter how much time passes
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)