opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
quarrel; dispute; argument
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
fortifying; fortification
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
right under; directly below; right beneath
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to recall; to remember; to recollect
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant