straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
upper half of the body; upper body
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
audience; spectator; spectators
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
student (esp. a university student)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)