practical; realistic; pragmatic
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to take; to catch; to capture
on the occasion of; at the time of
how; in what way; in what manner
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
duty; function; office; mission; task
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
feel (of a material); texture
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking