hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
alternately; by turns; one after the other
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
popular name; common name; given name
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
transactions; dealings; business
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty