starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
outside of; not covered by
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
for today; for the time being
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
unless one ...; if one does not ...