investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tube amplifier; valve amplifier
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to repeat; to do something over again
genius; prodigy; natural gift
final; eventual; ultimate
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
the other day; a few days ago
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
rather; better; instead; if anything
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
this and that; one thing or another
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at