serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to read the situation; to sense the mood
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
study; learning; tutorial
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
high prices of commodities
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
krone (Danish or Norwegian currency)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
small change; coins; small sum of money
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
electronization; digitization; computerization
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
trend; tendency; movement; attitude