Harden
Ready
Ready verb - To prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally.
Usage example: the basketball players sat quietly in the locker room, readying themselves for the final game of the season
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- All these harden Kumaratunga's heart and from had been a pro-peacetalk idealist she had become a war-ready leader who wanted to annihilate LTTE.
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