practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
good person; virtuous person
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
discovery; detection; finding
treating someone like a child
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
confusion; distraction; derangement
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
overdrinking; excessive drinking
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
prejudice; bias; distorted view
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
true character; real nature
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration