weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
other side; opposite side; other party
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
preparation; provision; guarding
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
national emblem; (national) coat of arms
base (military, expedition, etc.)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fort; stronghold; fortification
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
several weeks; a few weeks
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
in the end; at the end of the day
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)