strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
spirit; heart; disposition
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
agreement; stipulation; contract
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
error of judgment; miscalculation
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
sincere; honest; faithful
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
to win favour; to win favor
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)