banish (verb)
expel, drive away, get rid of
barren (adjective)
bare: The earth was barren; nothing could grow in the dry soil.
besieged (verb)
surrounded: The castle was besieged by the enemy.
betray (verb)
deceive
box (noun)
container
box (verb)
fight
brief (adjective)
short
broad (adjective)
wide
burden (noun)
load
burden (verb)
weigh down