like: Geisel → →
die Geisel ☊ 
con tin ☊ 
☊ Geisel ☊ 人质 ☊ rénzhì They called for the immediate release of the hostages. ☊ call for sth ☊
They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. ☊ certain ☊
The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force. ☊ force ☊
The hijackers agreed to free a further ten hostages. ☊ free ☊
The attacker held a gun to the hostage's head. ☊ gun ☊
The hostages were used as a human shield (= a person or group of people that is forced to stay in a particular place where they would be hurt or killed if their country attacked it). ☊ human ☊
Will they let the hostages go? ☊ let sb go ☊
The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages. ☊ release ☊
set sb/sth + adj.: The hijackers set the hostages free. ☊ set ☊