decision; determination; resolution
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
if you think about it; come to think of it
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to distribute; to hand out
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
step; stride; counter for steps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
long; drawn-out; very long
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
successively; one after another
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal