resignation; acceptance; consolation
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
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
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
family; relatives; dependents; household
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
intuition; instinct; hunch
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
in addition to; apart from
to lose one's way; to get lost
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
every evening; night after night
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)