to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
breeding; raising; rearing
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to keep an eye on; to take care of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
practicality; utility; usefulness
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
the relation of master to servant
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
interruption; interference; butting in
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to repeat; to be frequent
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal