practicality; utility; usefulness
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
sincere; honest; faithful
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
to be sticky; to be close together
spider's thread; spider silk
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
should do; ought to do; must do
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
what one should do (usu. in questions)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding