starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
visual confirmation; sighting
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
shady; underhanded; questionable
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
vice; immorality; corruption
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
in the state; within the state
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain