one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
confidentially; privately; off the record
stealthily; secretly; in secret
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
root; joint; base; crotch
conditionally; with conditions attached
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
light and darkness; light and shade
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest