順位戦B級2組
ABEMAでは，藤井聡太二冠vs中村修九段の対局の中継がありました。
序盤と夕食休憩後のみ，観戦しました。藤井王位棋聖が終盤，見事な
組み立てで勝ち，自身の記録18連勝を更新する19連勝を決めました。
順位戦では，たった1度，だけど，頭ハネにつながった痛恨の
近藤誠也七段戦の敗戦だけ。
本当の大一番の横山泰明七段vs佐々木勇気七段の対局は，
まだ続いていますね。佐々木七段が有利なようです。
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fractious adjective
UK /ˈfræk.ʃəs/ US /ˈfræk.ʃəs/
tending to argue, fight, or complain, and hard to control:
fractious relationships
the fractious nature of politics
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
buy off
(tr, adverb) to pay (a person or group) to drop a charge, end opposition, relinquish a claim, etc
(from Collins)
flattery noun [U]
UK /ˈflæt.ər.i/ US /ˈflæt̬.ər.i/
the act of praising someone, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want something from them:
I was really pleased when he said how well I'd done, because he isn't known for flattery.
ally noun [C]
UK /ˈæl.aɪ/ US /ˈæl.aɪ/
C2 a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war:
The US is one of Britain's staunchest allies.
During the First World War, Turkey and Germany were allies/Turkey was an ally of Germany.
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