tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
mental; spiritual; emotional
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to state; to express; to mention
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
otherwise; or else; if not
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
failure; mistake; blunder
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress