8000; eight thousand; many
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
harmful military conquest; occupation of other countries
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
position; location; base; point; site
to some extent; to a certain extent
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
order; sequence; procedure
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison