to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
offense; offence; method of attack
strategy meeting; council of war
in unison; as one; united
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to move around; to move about; to get around
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to send flying with a kick
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
trees and stones; unfeeling person
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
spot; point; place; position
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
in the same way as; just like
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
extremely; very; really; super; so
(opening of a) wound; cut
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood