rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
many; much; plenty; hardly
defense; defence; protection
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
fortress; stronghold; citadel
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
intercept; interception; counter-attack
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
defense capability (defence)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain