practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
lottery (event); raffle; draw
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
fierce fight; close contest
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
second; number two; runner-up
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
society; company; the public; the world
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
changing clothes; change of clothes
to relax; to feel at home
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer