buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to fight with swords; to cross swords
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
video game hardware; video game console
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate