November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
legendary; folkloric; traditional
new and old; incoming and outgoing
chief operating officer; COO
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
when; how soon; how long until
person who has rendered distinguished service
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
novel; original; new; innovative
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to steal; to rob; to take away
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
critic; reviewer; commentator
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation