to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
grandfather; male senior-citizen
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
yoke; constraints; oppression
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
without; unless; have to do
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to be prolonged; to drag on
even more; still more; further
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
increase; raising (e.g. embankment, levee); padding or inflation (e.g. of a bill)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail