defense; defence; protection
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
array; muster; line-up; full force
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
of course; certainly; naturally
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to say no more; to sink into silence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
sailor suit; middy uniform
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
of course; certainly; naturally
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)