very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
groundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
exercise to help digestion
progress; advance; improvement; development
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to begin to walk; to set out
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to get change back; to be more than enough
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
underwear for a tennis skirt
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
southwestern part; the southwest
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
adaptability; capacity for adaptation