| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accustom oneself to | become used to by repetition |
| 2. | acquire | gain through learning and use |
| 3. | advance | move to a higher level |
| 4. | attend to | give effort and focus to |
| 5. | bone up on | study hard to improve |
| 6. | brush up | improve a rusty skill |
| 7. | build up | increase skill over time |
| 8. | carry forward | continue developing or doing |
| 9. | carry on | continue doing regularly |
| 10. | coach | train by guided repetition |
| 11. | commit oneself to | pledge effort to |
| 12. | concentrate on | direct attention and effort to |
| 13. | condition | train for improved performance |
| 14. | continue | go on doing |
| 15. | cultivate | build up through regular effort |
| 16. | dabble in | try casually for experience |
| 17. | dedicate oneself to | give oneself fully to |
| 18. | develop | improve through continued work |
| 19. | devote oneself to | give sustained effort to |
| 20. | drill | repeat to build skill |
| 21. | embed | fix firmly through repetition |
| 22. | employ | use in action |
| 23. | enforce | strengthen by repeated use |
| 24. | engage in | take part in actively |
| 25. | exercise | use repeatedly to improve skill |
| 26. | experiment with | try out in action |
| 27. | familiarize oneself with | become used to through use |
| 28. | fine-tune | make small improvements through work |
| 29. | focus on | concentrate effort on |
| 30. | follow | carry out regularly |
| 31. | forge ahead with | move forward steadily with |
| 32. | form | develop through repeated action |
| 33. | gear up | prepare actively for performance |
| 34. | give a whirl | try for experience |
| 35. | go at | set about doing |
| 36. | go over | review by repeating |
| 37. | go through | repeat or review by doing |
| 38. | grind at | work repeatedly and hard |
| 39. | ground oneself in | build basics through study |
| 40. | habituate oneself to | become accustomed through repetition |
| 41. | hammer away at | work on repeatedly |
| 42. | harden | make tougher through training |
| 43. | have a go at | make an attempt at |
| 44. | hone | sharpen through repeated effort |
| 45. | implement | put into regular action |
| 46. | improve | become better through effort |
| 47. | ingrain | fix deeply by repetition |
| 48. | instill | establish gradually through repetition |
| 49. | internalize | make natural through repetition |
| 50. | keep | maintain as a habit |
| 51. | labor at | work hard to improve |
| 52. | learn | gain skill through doing |
| 53. | limber up | warm up the body |
| 54. | maintain | continue regularly over time |
| 55. | make use of | use for a purpose |
| 56. | master | gain complete command of |
| 57. | memorize | learn by repeated review |
| 58. | mold | shape by continued training |
| 59. | observe | follow as a custom |
| 60. | perfect | make as skilled as possible |
| 61. | persevere in | keep working at |
| 62. | persist in | continue steadily with |
| 63. | plug away at | work steadily and persistently |
| 64. | polish | improve by refining repeatedly |
| 65. | prepare | get ready through rehearsal |
| 66. | progress | develop by continued work |
| 67. | pursue | continue working toward skill |
| 68. | redo | do again for better results |
| 69. | refine | improve by small repeated changes |
| 70. | refresh | renew skill by revisiting |
| 71. | rehearse | go over in preparation |
| 72. | repeat | do again for improvement |
| 73. | review | go over again to improve |
| 74. | rework | do again to improve |
| 75. | run through | go over quickly by doing |
| 76. | shape | form through repeated effort |
| 77. | sharpen | make keener through use |
| 78. | simulate | imitate for training purposes |
| 79. | stay with | continue working on |
| 80. | stick with | continue despite difficulty |
| 81. | strengthen | make stronger through exercise |
| 82. | study | work at learning something |
| 83. | sustain | keep going consistently |
| 84. | take a crack at | try doing something |
| 85. | teach | help someone learn by doing |
| 86. | test | try to assess performance |
| 87. | toil at | work steadily to improve |
| 88. | train | teach through repeated performance |
| 89. | try out | test by doing |
| 90. | undertake | begin and carry out |
| 91. | use regularly | do often to maintain skill |
| 92. | utilize | make practical use of |
| 93. | warm up | prepare by light exercise |
| 94. | work at | apply effort to learn |
| 95. | work away at | keep working steadily on |
| 96. | work diligently at | apply steady effort to |
| 97. | work on | spend time improving at |
| 98. | work out | exercise the body |
| 99. | work through | do step by step repeatedly |
| 100. | work up | develop gradually through effort |