practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
severe criticism; damnation
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
principle; theory; fundamental truth
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
within; inside of; less than
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
scenery; scene; landscape
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
aimlessly; without a goal
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
salty sea breeze; salt wind
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater