consciousness; awareness · (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize

He regained consciousness three hours after the accident.

Only then did he realize he had been deceived.

I still remember the first time I was in China; I was in Shandong, and I realised that that province alone is twenty six thousand square kilometres bigger than England.

Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.

I realized then that this awful cellar was the only place that could save our lives.