reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
early (days); initial stage; initial
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
just a minute; small quantity
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
level; standard; water level
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to watch over; to watch attentively
youthful; young; young-looking
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
observation; survey; watching
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
agricultural land; farmland