to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
such a thing; something like that
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior; elder; person older than oneself
how long; how far; how much
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
for example; for instance; e.g.
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
year in, year out; always; 24-7
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
now that; since; so long as; because
to grow up; to become an adult
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
corridor; hallway; passageway
after school (at the end of the day)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper