intermezzo
zwischenzug
first olive out of the bottle
stall
defensive
diversion
counter-offensive
displacement
blunder
prophylaxis
maneuver
manoeuvre
tactical maneuver
tactical manoeuvre
no plan survives contact with the enemy
preemptive
defence in depth
bounce
surprise
resisting arrest
battleplan
hold fire
foot-dragging
lurk
setup
alarm
waiting game
ambush
table
bring up short
pre-emptive strike
feint
SMOrc
jujitsu
cat-and-mouse
counteroffensive
impinge
obstructionism
put one's hands on
antiambush
mess with
bog in
unhide
unplan
shadowbox
encirclement
deboost
take from behind
sticking point
wait
bite
damn the torpedoes
traverse
buy time
counterbattery
gap
slow roll
standoff
pull
Porlockian
resistance
coup d'arret
holding action
loitering munition
break
withset
interruption
interference
disruption
sharp
retard
counter-attack
cut the ground from under someone's feet
remaneuver
passé
lock up
alpha
slowball
stave
two for flinching
antistrategic
outstrategize
artifice
long screwdriver
chop
slow
mess
not with the program
abort
barricade
edit
logjam
filibuster
counterambush
counterstrike
salami tactics