successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
short distance; close range
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent
hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
firm; strong; solid; stable
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to need; to demand; to take; to require
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)