losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to rebuke; to scold harshly
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
suspension (from work or school)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
-less; lacking; non-existing
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
surely; certainly; without doubt
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to put into the mouth; to eat
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to shade an account; to add something extra
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related