shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
near oneself; close to one; familiar
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
mental; spiritual; emotional
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend