opening and shutting; opening and closing
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to fall flat; to fall face down
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to fly around; to scatter
clerk; office worker; office staff
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to kill; to choke the life out of
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
here and there; everywhere
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
considerably; greatly; a lot
in the meanwhile; during the time
commencing with; including
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
imagination; supposition; guess
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)