making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
in the end; on top of that
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
positive factor; contributing (positive) factor
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
this point; now; this late in the game
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
winner; victor; conqueror
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
otherwise; or else; if not
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly