(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to begin; to set about; to start
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
hope of success; prospects of success
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
hastily made; improvised preparation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to stick it out (until the end)
spirituality; spiritual nature
egoism; egotism; selfishness
healthy; sound; wholesome
clothing and accessories; attire
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique