practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to name; to call; to christen; to term
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
commerce; trade; business
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
ratio; proportion; percentage
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
at that time; in those days
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
passion; temper; irritability
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
sea of blood; pool of blood
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of