severe; strict; tough; hard
forced to use; forced into a position
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
pointing out; identification
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
failure; mistake; blunder
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one end; an end; part; fragment
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall