round shape; circle; circular form
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to knock down; to knock out
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
being filled with; being full of; permeation
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
serious criminal; heinous criminal
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
pitching; pitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitch