shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
mountain chain; mountains
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
a few seconds; several seconds
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
conifer; needle-leaved tree
wintertime; winter season
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
silence (not speaking); muteness
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
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
each; (arch.) you (plural)
group; party; team; squad; section
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!