practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
cleverness (used to win a soccer game); craftiness; sneakiness
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
should time and circumstances permit
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to have a meal; to take a meal
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)