theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to form a pair; to pair up
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
telephone appointment; arranging meetings and appointments in advance by phone; cold-calling to get potential customers to agree to meet a salesman; carrying out market surveys by phone
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
contract; compact; agreement
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
training; drill; practice; discipline
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
results; record; grades; marks
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to work hard; to make an effort
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful