manoeuvre

flank

Side of body

• pincerGrasping claw organ
• encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
• ambushSurprise strike from concealment
• raidSudden armed incursion

assault · counterattack · infiltration · siege · skirmish · blitzkrieg · diversion · sabotage

tactic

Planned action for advantage

• gambitRisky opening for advantage
• ployCalculated deceptive tactic
• schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
• stratagemDeceptive plan for advantage

gameplan · mastermind · countermove · positioning · leverage · calculation · power play · negotiation

steer

Direct movement or castrated bull

• helmVessel's steering mechanism
• rudderPivoting stern blade
• coursePlanned path forward
• bearingPosture or orientation

pilot · navigate · berth · dock · parallel park · three-point turn · U-turn · lane change

bluff

Calculated false front

• feintDeceptive mock attack
• ruseDeliberate act of deception
• ployCalculated deceptive tactic
• subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal

guile · trickery · sleight · charade · duplicity · smokescreen · artifice · stratagem

sidestep

Evade by moving aside

• pivotPoint of rotation
• dodgeAvoid by quick movement
• weaveInterlace strands into fabric
• duckWaterbird that quacks

roll · twist · spin · lunge · evade · footwork · agility · nimble

Heimlich

Eponymous lifesaver

• reductionMaking something smaller
• repositioningMoving to new spot
• manipulationUnderhanded control of others
• extractionAct of removing

intubation · catheterization · delivery · version · dilation · Leopold · procedural