effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to fight against; to oppose; to face
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
in proportion to; just as much as
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)