practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to have (something) innate; to be born with
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
society; public; community; social studies
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make a lasting impression
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
mental health; mental hygiene
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
alternately; by turns; one after the other
unfairness; injustice; partiality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)