image; figure; figure; form; image
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
training range; training grounds; training area
master; teacher; stable master
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
have a good day; take care; see you
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
capacity; volume; capacitance
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
future; possible; potential; prospective
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
change; alteration; modification
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses