| Term | Definition |
| admonish | to caution or advise against something, to scold mildly, to remind of a duty |
| breach | an opening, gap, rupture, rift, a violation or infraction, to create an opening, break through |
| brigand | a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
| circumspect | careful, cautious |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving |
| deadlock | a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions, to bring to such a standstill |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely, wordy, long winded, or unfocused, scattered or widely spread |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation |