naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
secret; private; surreptitious
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in good health; alive and well; going strong
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
legend; folklore; tradition
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to become possible; to become able to (do)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
behaviour; behavior; conduct
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
resolute; determined; bold
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody