Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
Any ploy or stratagem.
An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
A remark intended to open a conversation.
To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.