training; drill; practice; discipline
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
life; living; I; me; student
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
panty-less; wearing no underwear
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
thought; consideration; thinking
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon