to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
powerful person; influential person
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
very likely; very probable
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
development; exploitation
inscrutable; incomprehensible
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
instead; but (on the other hand)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
all parts; various parts; every department
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to ask a question; to ask questions
letter; missive; note; mail
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression