英和和英

to concede a point―make a compromise

to demonstrate

to parry an attack

to prove by speech

to carry one's point

to lecture on the Analects of Confucius

to speak from notes

refute a statement

（真の意味は）to observe points of agreement and difference between things―（普通の意味は）―distinguish between things

to maintain one's opinion

get on one's soapbox

to stand to one's assertion

vindicate a claim

to carry one's point

to make a protest against―enter a protest against―lodge a protest against―file a protest against―a measure

to raise an objection

make an accusatory claim

swear an affidavit

to defend

make an assertion

make an assertion

an advocate of protectionism

substantiate one's claim

to traverse an assertion

the counsel for the defence

defend oneself

take a vow

deliver a judgment

the enactment of a pretense

a vehement defense