strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
(paper) stencil; stereotype; papier-mâché mold (mould)
comparatively; relatively
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
one's own work; making by oneself
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
long ago; previous; of a former age
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
successive generations; successive emperors
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
sundry; various; assorted
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to begin; to set about; to start
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray