noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , long ( esp. AmE ), remarkable
▪ sheer
▪ mental , physical
▪ human
VERB + ENDURANCE
▪ have , show
▪
She showed great ~ in the face of pain.
▪ test
▪
The astronauts will undergo a series of trials to test their physical and mental ~ in space.
▪ build , build up , enhance , improve , increase
▪
Swimming a little farther each session will build ~.
ENDURANCE + NOUN
▪ test
▪ exercise , training
▪ athlete , runner
▪ race
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond ~
▪
He felt he had been provoked beyond ~.
▪
The shoes hurt her feet beyond ~.
PHRASES
▪ a feat of ~
▪
They are capable of amazing feats of ~.
▪ the limit of your ~ , the limits of your ~
▪
She was almost at the limits of her ~.
▪ powers of ~
▪
The task was a test of their powers of ~.
▪ strength and ~
▪
Heavy manual work calls for strength and ~.
▪ a test of ~
▪
Running a marathon is seen by many as the ultimate test of ~.