advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
behind; in the rear; in back
covering; protection; backing; relief
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
narrow; thin (sized); slender
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm