practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
place; situation; position; location
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
inside; interior; inner part
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
tendency; trend; inclination
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
explanation; interpretation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to become clear; to be made public
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
when it becomes; when it comes to
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is to say; so that means
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
principle; theory; fundamental truth
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
lack of knowledge or understanding
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly