Just say what kind of attack/action you are taking against whoever you're fighting and wait for a response.
How would you like it if I "And then I tie him up and chop his legs off"?
"I release my power through vines, and they spring up in an attempt to capture him."
Would of been fine. As apposed to, "You're now tied up."
“She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.”
― Hogfather