practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
carnivore; carnivorous animal
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
than; other than; except; but
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to become settled; to be fixed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely