practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
hard worker; hardworking person
how much; how many; to what extent
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely