half the body; half length
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to need; to call for; to require
training; drill; practice; discipline
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
three; three years of age
individual; private person; personal; private
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
in succession; one by one
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
succeeding; following; trailing; next
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to fly around; to scatter
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
greater than ...; bigger ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
independence; self-reliance