to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to speak; to say; to vocalize
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
genuine article; real thing; real deal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up