to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
admiration; being impressed (by)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
resonance; sympathetic vibration
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(team) pairings; match-ups
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
in the future; another day; later
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to be born; to come into this world
to sink (into); to get depressed
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
founder; originator; pioneer
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
debut match; debut fight; debut race
unification of the whole country
seam ripper; ripper (bulldozer attachment); ripper (software); rip saw (machine); straight-line rip saw
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic