to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
ability; performance; efficiency
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
beating to death; striking dead
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pile up; to accumulate
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
other side; opposite side; other party
to put one's strength into
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
(passenger) car; automobile
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak