preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to step forward; to volunteer
both hands; both arms; ten
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
contest of strength; trial of strength
naturally; of course; understandably
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior