grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to become sinewy; to behave formally
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
underestimation; undervaluation
exploitation; overuse; abuse
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
ringing; throbbing violently
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
complete recovery of health
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise