catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
several times (as large, over)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
War of the Roses (1455-1485)
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be able to manage somehow or other
such ... as; or some such
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
experiment; experimentation
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine