position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to wring the neck; to strangle
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
proposal; motion; recommendation
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
one's principles and position
surface of a board or record
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(not) even once; (not) ever
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
different opinion; objection
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to gather strength; to take heart
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...