technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
very; much; greatly; a lot of
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
company president; manager; director
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
chair; stool; post; office; position
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
last night; yesterday evening
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
even if not; even without
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
no matter how much time passes
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus