frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
assistance; backing; reinforcements
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
participation; joining; entry
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
hair on the back of one's head
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
cutting in line; queue jumping
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
throat; important part; vital area
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
acrobatics; risky undertaking
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient