baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
hundred points; perfect mark
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
allotment (allocation) of marks
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
three persons; three parties
inside track; inside pitch
outside track; outside pitch
classical form of martial art
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
motive power; driving force
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
elated; triumphant; proud
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand