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forward pass (soccer); vertical pass

1

lefty; left-hander; left-footed person; leftist

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

5

acute angle

2

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

9

battle formation; military formation

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

strong defense; strong defence

1

long pass

3

winning in a flash; instant defeat

2

funny; amusing

6

copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

5

spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

4

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)

1

muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles

2

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

1

(just) a little more

2

growing pains

1

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

1

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

16

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

5

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

2

to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

16

topspin

1

orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

6

while; during; while; although; all; both

5

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

4

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

situation

4

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

5

perfect; complete; flawless

10

control

4

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

1

attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

3

outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach

1

once more; again

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

3