rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
why; how; for what reason
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
chief; main; principal; major
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
please (give me); please (do for me)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
society; public; community; social studies