adaptation; accommodation; conformity
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
proposal; proposition; suggestion
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
war situation; progress of a battle
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
failure; mistake; blunder
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
besides; in addition; also; moreover
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour