practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
your honored father; your honoured father
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
postcard; memo; note; card
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
spare time; free time; leisure
businessman; businesswoman; person with a head for business; skilled businessperson; experienced businessperson
if you do this; if this is the case
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
outline; summary; abstract
counter for books; volume
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
university student; college student
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
not only ... but also; also
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
something; what; why; how
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
favorable circumstances; prosperity
to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not