easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rising; ascending; climbing
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
should do; ought to do; must do
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
that kind; competition; match
only; merely; but; no more than
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while