stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
physical strength; muscle strength
working in the fields; working on a farm
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
holding out a little longer
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to mix; to blend; to combine
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
memory; sense; experience
perfectly round; perfectly circular
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
orders; instructions; directive; command
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
private tutor; coach; governess
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout