groundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
compressibility; compression ratio
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
ability; performance; efficiency
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
right beside; close to; nearby
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
tendency; trend; inclination
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to keep (a person) waiting
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
job; work; duties; trade; skill
leadership; initiative; spearhead
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
the right person in the right place
man; male; masculine gender