killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
demon of ill health; disease
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
killing two birds with one stone
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
victim; injured party; sufferer
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
initialization (of a variable); initialisation; formatting (a disk); initialization; initialization (of a device); (factory) reset
redoing; doing over again
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
exploitation; overuse; abuse
image data; graphics data; digital image
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)