(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
publicity (information) activities; public relations
minority group (party); minority
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
resentment; indignation; anger
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
serious; severe; grave; acute
monetary; financial; pecuniary
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
tendency; trend; inclination
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
free (of charge); gratuitous
discipline; training; teaching manners
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
standing; regular; permanent
private tutor; coach; governess
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for