to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
environment; surroundings; circumstances
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
rest; break; recess; intermission
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
vice; immorality; corruption
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to talk; to chat; to chatter
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
patient; unhurried; leisurely
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
depending on; dependent on