policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit

to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer; planner

strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policy

countermeasure for dealing with a situation

stratagem

to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)

to blunder; to miscalculate; miscalculation; unwise (move)