positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
offensive (movement); aggression
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
passage; path; route; one's way
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
control of the air; air supremacy
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to burrow through; to dig through
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
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
visual confirmation; sighting
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
cross; crossed; cruciform
bragging; showing off; pride
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous