defense; defence; safeguard; protection
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
20th day of the month; 20 days
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
protracted war; war of attrition
consumption; expenditure; spending
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
simultaneous; all at once
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
colour; color; hue; tints
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
manly; masculine; like a man