diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index 067127c..7484ae9 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
             {#each moves as m, i (i)}
               <li>
                 <span class="hp">{view.game.seats[m.player]?.displayName ?? m.player}</span>
-                <span class="ha">{m.action === 'play' ? m.words.join(', ') : moveActionLabel(m.action)}</span>
+                <span class="ha" class:sys={m.action !== 'play'}>{m.action === 'play' ? m.words.join(', ') : `(${moveActionLabel(m.action)})`}</span>
                 <span class="hs">{m.score} <span class="ht">({m.total})</span></span>
               </li>
             {/each}
@@ -997,6 +997,11 @@
     flex: 1;
     text-align: center;
   }
+  .ha.sys {
+    /* A non-scoring move (pass/exchange/resign/timeout): dimmer and parenthesised so it
+       reads as a system action rather than a scored word. */
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+  }
   .hs {
     font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
     font-weight: 600;
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n.test.ts
index 5172699..f61068d 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n.test.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ describe('i18n catalog', () => {
   });
 
   it('localizes move-history action labels', () => {
-    expect(translate('ru', 'move.exchange')).toBe('Обмен');
-    expect(translate('ru', 'move.pass')).toBe('Пас');
-    expect(translate('en', 'move.exchange')).toBe('Exchange');
+    expect(translate('ru', 'move.exchange')).toBe('обмен');
+    expect(translate('ru', 'move.pass')).toBe('пас');
+    expect(translate('en', 'move.exchange')).toBe('exchange');
   });
 
   it('maps error codes to keys with a generic fallback', () => {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 23e95e3..0ae7a51 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ export const en = {
   'game.noHintOptions': 'No options with your letters.',
   'game.scores': 'Scores: {n}',
 
-  'move.pass': 'Pass',
-  'move.exchange': 'Exchange',
-  'move.resign': 'Resigned',
-  'move.timeout': 'Timed out',
+  'move.pass': 'pass',
+  'move.exchange': 'exchange',
+  'move.resign': 'resign',
+  'move.timeout': 'timeout',
 
   'result.victory': 'Victory',
   'result.defeat': 'Defeat',
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index dd7594c..76d46b6 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ export const ru: Record<MessageKey, string> = {
   'game.noHintOptions': 'Нет вариантов с вашим набором.',
   'game.scores': 'Очков: {n}',
 
-  'move.pass': 'Пас',
-  'move.exchange': 'Обмен',
-  'move.resign': 'Сдача',
-  'move.timeout': 'Тайм-аут',
+  'move.pass': 'пас',
+  'move.exchange': 'обмен',
+  'move.resign': 'сдаюсь',
+  'move.timeout': 'тайм-аут',
 
   'result.victory': 'Победа',
   'result.defeat': 'Поражение',