to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be too numerous; to be too much
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
starting line; starting point
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
at least; at most; (even) just
outside of; not covered by
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
weight training; muscle training
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
already; now; no longer; not any more
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers