1. improve [ɪm'pruːv] 
v. 改善，增进；提高…的价值
We need to improve on our performance against Nabisco. 我们需根据纳贝斯克公司标准来提高我们的业绩。

2. return [rɪ'tɜːn]  
v. 返回；报答n. 返回；归还；回球
Life has improved and returned to normal. 生活改善了且恢复了正常。

3. overturn [əʊvə'tɜːn] 
v. 推翻；倾覆；破坏n. 倾覆；周转；破灭
When the courts overturned his decision, he backed down. 当法院推翻了他的决定时，他让步了。

4. industrial [ɪn'dʌstrɪəl]  
adj. 工业的，产业的；从事工业的；供工业用的；来自勤劳的
The government collided with Parliament over its industrial plans.  政府在工业规划上与议会发生冲突。

5. measure ['meʒə]  
n. 测量；措施；程度；尺寸v. 测量；估量；权衡
I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office. 我继续根据医生办公室里的图表来估量他的进展。

6. imagine [ɪ'mædʒɪn] 
v. 想像；猜想；臆断
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene. 他想像不出比这更幽静的场景。

7. engage [ɪn'geɪdʒ] 
v. 吸引，占用；从事,使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定
That is, to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits. 那就是运用自身资源并且从事旨在增加其利润的活动。

8. property  ['prɒpətɪ] 
n. 性质，性能；财产；所有权
Richard could easily destroy her personal property to punish her for walking out on him. 理查德可以轻而易举地毁掉她的私有财产作为对她背叛他的惩罚。

9. asset ['æset] 
n. 资产；优点；有用的东西；有利条件；财产；有价值的人或物
Our creativity in the field of technology is our greatest asset. 我们在技术领域的创造力是我们最大的资本。

10. unemployment [ʌnɪm'plɒɪm(ə)nt]  
n. 失业；失业率；失业人数
The state's unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.1 percent last month. 该国的失业率上个月略微上升到7.1%。