war; fighting; fierce competition
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
bishop (chess piece); bishop
priest soldier; warrior monk
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
terrain; geographical features; topography
high and low; rise and fall
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
risky; dangerous; insecure
shameless; shameless person
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
match; game; bout; contest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
format; procedure; way of proceeding
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to move forward; to move on
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
starting point; starting line
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)