Revision of vocabulary I've got into the habit of doing a little revision of vocabulary almost every day with the help of cards and a learning pattern called "moving boxes". In theory, after knowing a word or expression for the fourth times it should be stored deep in one's brain (hopefully not too deep) and the card can eventually be moved to a separate archive box. I moved quite a few words to the archive today. Namely (each with one example of its usage): TO BREAK/BURST ITS BANKS The river Thames breaks its banks almost every November. TO DUMP STH. We rushed to the hotel, dumped our baggage and headed off to the city centre. TO COMPRESS A FILE Have you tried compressing the file and sending it by mail? TO CAST ONE'S VOTE Only a minority of people cast their vote in the last election. TO LOST TO SB. Manchester lost to Liverpool on Saturday. DONKEY'S WORK My wife always let me do the donkey's work while she is having a nap. FURTHER AWAY Hawaii is further away than France. TO HONK Why is very bloody muppet honking all the time? WATERBORNE DISEASE You mustn't swim in this lake because of a high risk of catching a waterborne disease. ONE'S MIND WANDERS I missed most of his comment because my mind was wandering. TO HAVE A LIE-IN Saturdays are made for having a proper lie-in, don't you think? MY MIND IS A BLANK I was in deep shock and my mind was a blank for hours. RANDOMLY CHOSEN Every participant has been chosen randomly. RAT RACE Our company's seller live and work in a constant rat race. MANUAL LABOUR I think manual labour should be more valued. UNDERLYING My underlying idea was to reduce average costs. TO MAKE UP ONE'S MIND I've been struggling with making up my mind. PATCHY It looks nothing like a lawn so patch as it is. WILDLIFE Protecting wildlife is key. DEPUTY My deputy needs to stand in for me when I'm away. Thanks for comments and corrections of all kind.