fortress; stronghold; citadel
urbanization; urbanisation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
genius; prodigy; natural gift
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
group; bunch; crowd; group
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
although I say; although one might say; although called
use; utilization; utilisation; application
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
someone (something) not to be trifled with
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
how; in what way; how about
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend