to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
interview (e.g. for a job)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
progress; advance; making (good) progress
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
naturally; of course; understandably
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
social networking service; SNS; social media
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing