horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
stealthily; secretly; in secret
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
cooperation; collaboration
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
whole day and night; 24 hours
influential person; man of importance
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
every place; various places
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy