Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sling off: To speak or act in a rude or insulting manner.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• huge: Very very large
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• leave: To go away from; depart
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• century: Period of 100 years
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• area: Amount of measured space
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• replica: An exact copy of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• gunpowder: Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
• crossbow: Medieval bow where arrow is fired with great force