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
to leave as it is; to defer
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
better than none at all; better than nothing
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
gliding (through the air)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to knock down; to knock off
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow