whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
opening fully; full throttle; full power
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
motive power; driving force
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
steady progress; rapid advance
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to become better; to improve
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
front kick (esp. martial arts)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
review (of learned material); revision
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
practical question (problem); practical matter
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
number of times; frequency; count
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant