defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
founder; organizer; organiser
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to lend an ear to; to listen to
whispering into a person's ear
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to fall off; to tumble down
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
adherent; devotee; believer
stopping functioning; being out of service
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
life or death; existence; destiny
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
based on; on the basis of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
several minutes; a few minutes
rangefinder; range finder
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
from here; from this place
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)