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chess

3

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

times

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

self-righteousness; self-justified

4

strict; stern

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

light meal

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

prognostic symptoms; after-effect

1

poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

3

to watch for an unguarded moment

1

to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

self-righteous

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

1

rhetoric

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

16

storage battery

2

electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

2

supply; provision

1

electrical appliances; electric appliances

2

(for) household use; home use; domestic use

1

food; foodstuff

1

extensive knowledge; erudition

1

thoughts; thinking

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction

2

capable of anything; liable to do

1

to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

1

international phone call

1

shaking; swaying

1

time limit

1

good news

1

tough measure; firm step; strong measure

1

very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

1

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

4

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

(in) a day or two

1

downstairs room

1