to defend oneself; to protect oneself
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
foreign enemy; outside invader
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
modesty; humility; being humble
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
multi-storey car park; parking structure; parking deck; parking garage; parkade
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
from here; from this place
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
by your leave; with your permission
quick work; (clever) feat
laughing foolishly; cackling
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
cyborg; cybernetic organism
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to walk away; to walk off
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again