play the game of chess

chess player

chess game, chess-playing, cunningness

set up the chessboard

chessboard to be set up

to play the game of chess

a game for two people that is played on a board with 64 black and white squares (a chessboard). Each player has 16 pieces which can be moved according to fixed rules

pawn of chess

take the burden of family or any task upon one's shoulders

executioner

trouble to cease, to resolve the issue

for time to be passed in some way or the other

(of a name) be struck off, (of bank of a river, etc.) be eroded, be washed away, (of a canal) be dug, (of colour) fade, (of time, etc.) pass, be abashed, be put to shame, be cut, be cut off, be snapped, be clipped, avoid, be snapped, be clipped, be deducted, be killed, be murdered, have one's kite cut (in a kite-flying contest)

be spun

be beheaded, be ruined

journey to be completed

for life to pass

to be free, get rid of a debt

(time) to pass very slowly or with difficulty