little by little; bit by bit
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
to anticipate; to foresee
sympathy; compassion; pity
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
cessation; (coming to an) end
to creep about; to crawl around
electricity; (electric) light