Old-fashioned: In a style that is no longer modern or fashionable.
Adjective: My grandfather always writes an old-fashiones thank-you letter instead of sending an email.
Break-down: To cause to fall or collapse by breaking or shattering
Verb: To make ineffective break down legal barriers.
Hard-working: Using a lot of time and energy to work.
Adjective: She's a hard-working mayor.
Look-into: To try to discover the facts about something such as a problem or a crime.
Verb: I wrote a letter of complaint, and the airline have promised to look into the matter.
Money-making: Leading to income of money.
Adjective: Her money-making sheme failed.
Eye-catching: Very noticeable because of being attractive or unexpected.
Adjective: She wore an eye-catching dress at the party.
purposed-built: Designed and made for a specific use.
Adjective: The building was purposed-built for the exhibition.
Open-minded: Willing to listen to and consider other people's ideas and opinions.
Adjective: My parents try to be open-minded about the clothes I wear and the music I like.
Cold-blooded: (Of an animal) Not able to control body temperature by metabolic means.
Adjective: He's a cold-blooded criminal.
Award-winning: Having won a prize.
Adjective: She's an award winning actress.
Left-handed: Able to use the left hand more often or more effectively than the right.
Adjective: He's a left-handed pitcher.
Grow-up: To grow toward or arrive at full stature or physical or mental maturity.
Verb: To progress from childhood toward adulthood growing up intellectually grew up in the city also.
Bad-tempered: Easily annoyed.
Adjective: My grandpa's really bad-tempered. He even gets angry at the birds in his apple tree!
Well-educated: Having a good education.
Adjective: She went to Hardward, so she's probably very well-educated.
Easy-going: Relaxed and informal.
Adjective: He's a very easy-going teacher.
Catch-on: (Of a practice or fashion) Become popular.
Verb: His music never caught on in the South.
Fair-haired: Having a light color of hair.
Adjective: I was a fair-haired child but now my hair's black.
English-speaking: Able or likely to communicate in English.
Adjective: He needed an English-speaking lawyer to help him.
Good-looking: Pretty, handsome or beautiful.
Adjective: That's a good-looking dog.
Time-saving: Making it possible to do something more quickly than usual.
Adjective: The microwave is a very useful time-saving device.