to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
surrounding at a distance
interior; inside; internal
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to run around; to bustle about
side of the road; roadside
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
order of chivalry; chivalric order
immediately; right away; on the spot
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
eye measurement; measure with eye
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lay aside; to set aside
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
approach path (aircraft, surgery); entrance ramp (highway); on-ramp; slip road
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
leader; guide; mentor; coach
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
offensive (movement); aggression
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism