stamina;  endurance;  physical strength;  strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
 exhaustion;  consumption;  using up;  dissipation;  waste
 posture;  pose;  position;  attitude;  approach;  stance
 painful;  sore;  cringy;  embarrassing;  exceeding
 fatigue;  weariness;  exhaustion;  tiredness
 to keep within limits (e.g. spending);  to restrain (e.g. emotions);  to control;  to hold back (e.g. an enemy);  to check;  to curb
 to inhale;  to breathe in;  to suck up;  to absorb;  to soak up
 tension;  mental strain;  nervousness
 preservation;  conservation;  storage;  saving (e.g. to disk)
 underground;  below the ground;  world of the dead;  the grave;  underground (activities, movement, etc.);  secret
 cave;  cavern;  den;  grotto
 cool;  chilly;  feeling nice and cold
 cold (e.g. weather);  uninteresting (esp. joke);  lame;  dull
 variety;  kind;  type;  counter for kinds, species, etc.
 cold (to the touch);  chilly;  icy;  (emotionally) cold;  coldhearted;  unfeeling
 breathing;  respiration;  knack;  trick;  harmony;  balance
 each time;  every time;  whenever (something happens);  on the occasion of
 small;  fine;  minute;  minor;  trivial;  sensitive
 needle;  pin;  hook;  stinger;  thorn;  hand (e.g. clock, etc.);  pointer
 to wound;  to injure;  to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.);  to damage;  to chip
 clearly;  plainly;  distinctly;  to be clear;  to be definite;  to be certain
 to make an appearance;  to show up
 straight (ahead);  direct;  upright;  straightforward;  honest;  frank
 to stare fixedly at;  to fix one's gaze on;  to make sure of;  to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future);  to focus on
 call;  summons;  usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.;  telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.)  box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.)  high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.)  unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
 to swindle out of;  to cheat out of;  to defraud of;  to misrepresent oneself as;  to pretend to be;  to assume (a name or title)
 capturing alive (an animal or person);  something captured alive
 things like;  something like;  someone like;  such a thing as;  (the fact) that;  to think that
 deplorable;  regrettable;  disappointing;  vexing;  unfortunate
 to become frightened;  to be frightened (of);  to be scared (of)
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 rather;  better;  instead;  if anything
 to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out);  to block the way;  to stand in the way (e.g. of progress);  to obstruct
 there's no (other) way;  cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  it's no use (doing);  pointless;  hopeless (person)
 thicket;  bush;  grove;  (medical) quack
 to poke (repeatedly, lightly);  to nudge;  to peck at (one's food);  to pick at;  to peck at (someone's faults, etc.);  to egg on
 bad (taste);  unpalatable;  poor;  unskillful;  ugly;  unattractive
 and;  besides;  because;  since;  the thing is;  for one thing
 chest;  breast;  breasts;  bosom;  heart;  lungs;  stomach
 lovely;  wonderful;  nice;  great;  fantastic;  superb
 breast;  chest;  pit of the stomach;  solar plexus;  epigastrium
 large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.);  large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions);  Singapore
 counter for jewels in a watch;  counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product