amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
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
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
armed forces; military; troops
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
camping; campground; making camp
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over