nerve; nerves; sensitivity
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
foreign enemy; outside invader
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
control; management (e.g. of a business)
dozens; scores of; decades
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
aspect; phase; condition; modality
royal capital; imperial capital
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness