pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
mental; spiritual; emotional
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
resentment; indignation; anger
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to compose; to put together
fortress; stronghold; citadel
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
locational advantage; advantageous position
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
injured person; wounded person; casualty
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
serious wound; serious injury
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be exhausted; to be tired out
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide