As one user points out, some of the crazy messages you get when you get something right can be pretty… crazy. They’re now opt-in, incarnate as the “Eccentric Flavor” option in the preferences page.
I’ve added a “Last Seen” line to the status bar, so you can tell if a word is new or when you last practiced it. Future information there might include the overall difficulty of the word, its usage frequency, how much time you’ve spent on it, what breed of dog it would prefer sudden transmogrification into, etc. If you’ve ideas for what info should adorn that throne, let us know.
I’m still working on the strictness control, having found many of the values to produce wonktrillic results. It’ll make more sense and work better, soon.