2
working(adjective, open, reasonable, sensible, active)
1
acting
1
afoot
1
alive(active, running, working, operative, functioning)
1
applied(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
both feet on the ground(expression, adjective, idiom, reasonable, sensible)
1
businesslike(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
commonsensical(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
constructive(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
cursive(adjective, continuous, flowing, operating, underway)
1
doable(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
down-to-earth(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on)
1
dynamic(active, running, working, operative, functioning)
1
efficient(adjective, open, reasonable, sensible, useful)
1
empirical(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
experimental(adjective, reasonable, sensible, useful, sober)
1
factual(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on)
1
feasible(reasonable, useful, realistic, applied, hands-on)
1
force
1
hands-on(applied, real-world)
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