to turn round; to face about; to turn about
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
training; drill; practice; discipline
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
physical strength; muscle strength
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
breathing techniques; breath control
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
how long; how much; to what extent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
roller coaster; big dipper
weightlessness; zero gravity
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
of course; certainly; naturally
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive