sharpen

In other words, instead of spreading yourself too thin right off the bat, it can pay to sharpen your skills in one area first — like becoming a great chef — before branching out into new income streams or business ventures.

To sharpen the pain of the loss, the fire came on the day of the couple’s third engagement anniversary.

I felt muscles tighten and instincts sharpen as I developed a cyclist’s feel for the flow of traffic.

As a small, slow kid, he had to sharpen his skills to make up the gap on more naturally gifted players.

Twice a day, group members would have “class,” during which they’d sharpen their survival skills, practicing them before they actually had to use them.