strong defense; strong defence
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
self control; self restraint
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
evening; last night; yesterday evening
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
spite; frustration; vexation
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
a little bit; a little while
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e"
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
throng; gathering of people
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of