to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
true character; real nature
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
observation; survey; watching
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
error; mistake; slip; bug
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
first place; head position; leading position
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
financials; on the funding (capital) side
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
training; education; development; cultivation
voyage; passage; travelling
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory