defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be needed; to be wanted
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
final performance; last performance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
until now; so far; up to the present
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
due form; official; formality
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it