but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
instead; but (on the other hand)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
nice; likeable; desirable
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hit hard; to strike hard
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
don't worry about it; forget about it
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
declaration; proclamation; announcement
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
one round; going around; making a round (of); first anniversary of a person's death
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
supply; supplying; replenishment
while moving; on the move
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse