to be or remain always on hand
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
alone; unaided; away from home
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give a broad grin; to smirk
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to play a central role; to take a leading part
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
curved; forming the shape of an arch
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to resound; to make a stir
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to fill a hole with earth
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
detour; circumvention; turning movement
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
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 change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
difficult to ...; hard to ...
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind