moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
in succession; one by one
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to continue to do; to persist in doing
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
place; position; location; position; standing; status
use; utilization; utilisation; application
should do; ought to do; must do
moment by moment; hour by hour
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
semi-transparent; translucent
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to shave off; to scrape off
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
close; intimate; on good terms
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
free translation; liberal translation
none of your business; not your concern