spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
declaration; proclamation; announcement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
draw (in competition); tie game
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
exactly as stated; verbatim
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
taking to the field first
taking the field first, thus batting second
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to name; to call; to christen; to term
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd