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to start something new or important

to embark on something

how an individual subjectively perceives, thinks of, or assesses their own qualities

regard oneself

to work late into the night

to burn the midnight oil

to finally be in a particular place or situation

to end up

you pass your exam very successfully

with flying colours

to be very pleased

to be over the moon

to be actively engaged in, or working hard on, a specific task

to be busy doing something

to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided

be part and parcel of something

something that makes a good situation even better

the icing on the cake/ the frosting on the cake

significant difference

the world of difference

to think carefully about a particular fact when deciding or judging something

to take something into consideration

someone couldn't do something

failed to do something

to consider something or doing something, but not in a very serious way, and without making a decision

to toy with something

to accept a situation or fact although you do not like it

to reconcile yourself to something

not within someone's power to do or achieve

beyond someone's reach

to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have

to yearn for

to provide yourself or others with something in order to use it as a weapon

to be armed with

to start on a trip

to set off

sometimes, but not regularly

every now and then

people meet each other, having arranged it before

to get together

to cause surprise or shock

to raise (a few) eyebrows

to delay making a decision

to sit on the fence

to protest about something in a loud and angry way

to raise hell

to make someone extremely angry

to make someone's blood boil

You're sure you'll get it or it will happen.

take it for granted