| functional(applied, hands-on, real-world) |
| garden variety(expression, adjective, simple, common, usual) |
| hands-on(applied, real-world) |
| homespun(adjective, common, usual, intimate, customary) |
| household(adjective, common, usual, intimate, customary) |
| insipid(adjective, dull, simple, boring, bland) |
| judicious(adjective, sound, correct, reasonable, solid) |
| lean |
| listless(adjective, cold, dead, apathy, passive) |
| logical(adjective, reasonable, rational, sober, wise) |
| no-nonsense(adjective, direct, reasonable, honest, sensible) |
| open(adjective, direct, free, easy, honest) |
| outspoken(adjective, open, direct, free, easy) |
| perfunctory(adjective, cold, useful, dead, fixed) |
| plain-spoken(open, direct, free, honest, plain) |
| plainspoken(adjective, open, reasonable, easy, honest) |
| plump |
| positive |
| restrained(adjective, controlled, orderly, ironic, deadpan) |
| serious(adjective, rational, straightforward, practical, realistic) |