these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to increase; to add to; to augment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
final; eventual; ultimate
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
large; large-sized; large-scale; big