defeat; loss; reverse; setback
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
one-by-one; separately; in detail
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
perfect; complete; flawless
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
room for growth; potential; promise
environment; circumstance
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
decision; determination; resolution
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(one's) quota; assignment
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
second day of the month; two days
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen