life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
record of proceedings; minutes
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
true to one's name; living up to one's name
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to complain; to make a complaint
that is to say; so that means
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
you could say that; that might be so
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
another school; other schools
practice game; practice match
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
so; therefore; and; (and) then
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
school; proofreading; proof
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
radiant smile; contented smile
2nd day of the month; two days