forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
nonchalantly; without a care
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
failure; mistake; blunder
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
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 take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
production output; number of goods manufactured
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
name; given name; first name
desperately; for one's dear life
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)