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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

4

surprise attack

4

(only) one option; one possible choice

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

3

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

9

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

2

private army

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

1

way; method; means

1

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

5

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

1

high alert; a state of high alert; on alert

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

1

yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

lacking a plan; haphazard

1

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

2

advance preparations

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

2

deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

1

to clap

2

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

8

(a) few; some; several

2

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

1

fortifying; fortification

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

1

cave; cavern; grotto

1

subterranean tunnel

7

to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

1

addition to a building

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

1

course; route; path; process; stages

2

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

4

spot; point; place; position

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1