building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
classical form of martial art
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
potentiality; dormancy; latency
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
newcomer; initiate; rookie
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
does not match (one's, its) appearance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
in the future; another day; later
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
bathing; going in the bath
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
willpower; energy; vitality
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge