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
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
source of river; fountainhead
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
battle formation; disposition of troops
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
going straight on; going straight ahead
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to think of; to come up with
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe