practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
exemplar; model; example; pattern
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
instant; moment; for an instant
to pack; to box; to package
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it