strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
person concerned; interested party; related party
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
behind; in the rear; in back
support; backing; aid; assistance
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with