not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
class; heading; group; category
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
being intrusive; intrusive person
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
master; teacher; stable master
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
not caring; not giving a damn
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
steel; sword steel; sword
presumption; assumption; estimation
three sides; small offering stand
care; precaution; guarding; caution
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
visual confirmation; sighting
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
does not seem; unlikely; improbable