hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to show up; to appear; to turn up
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
belligerence; fighting spirit
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
club activities; extracurricular activities
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
master; teacher; stable master
process; course; mechanism
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
declaration of war; proclamation of war
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
match; game; bout; contest
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)