mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
parting; separation; farewell
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
application problem; exercises
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
quick-witted; quick to understand
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
floor above; floor upstairs
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
ordering (materials); placing an order; order