to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
defense; defence; protection
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
number of persons; personnel
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
chance (of success); odds
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
ups and downs; up-and-down
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation