positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to complete decisively; to do to completion
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
production (e.g. play); direction
short pause; short interval
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
interval; break; pause; spare moment
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort