appeal; call for something; request; axiom
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
offensive (movement); aggression
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
one's own army; one's own team
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
war; battle; match; game; competition
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to pitch camp; to set up camp
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
commandant; commanding officer; general
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
extermination; annihilation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
suddenly; all of a sudden
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky