starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
extremely; terrifically; super
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to let out a cry; to break forth
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
no loss or gain; coming out even
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
letting (someone) die without helping
strategy meeting; council of war
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to become desperate; to give way to despair
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
armed might; military power; the sword; force
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu