to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
appearance; figure; shape; form
to be softened; to calm down
self-defense; self-defence
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
direct connection; direct link
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very