take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
sales; selling; marketing
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
reaction; response; reaction
older brother; elder brother
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
in proportion to; just as much as
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(not so) much; (not) very
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
one by one; one after another; successively
that is to say; so that means
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)