start; commencement; beginning; initiation
right angle; perpendicular
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
picking; collecting; harvesting
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
to pick up; to find; to gather
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
last week; the week before
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
ardent; passionate; vehement
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
automatic; intransitive verb
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
sea level; (surface of) sea
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
decision; settlement; definition
hostile nature; inimical character
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with