having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
personification; impersonation; embodiment
distress; wretched condition
countermeasure; counter-measure
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
commuting to school; school commute
attendance; presence; appearance
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
answer a roll call for another
copying in entirety (verbatim)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
professor; teaching; instruction
break in time; interruption; pause
lecture hall; lecture room
(police) detective; criminal matter
as if nothing had happened
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
impudent; shameless; brazen
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
what do you want?; can I help you?
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
decimal point; radix point
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident