strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
letter of acceptance; letter of consent
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
contract; compact; agreement
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
business; work; operations; service; duties
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
just one person; only one
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing