escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
massing (of troops); gathering
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
war situation; progress of a battle
minority group (party); minority
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
noble undertaking; heroic deed
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
index; indices; indicator
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case