apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
periodic; regular; routine
poor academic performance; underachievement
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
loitering at night; late-night prowling
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
for example; for instance; e.g.
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to unfold; to unroll; to open
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
February; second month of the lunar calendar
pride; dignity; self-worth
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
difference in social standing; difference in social position
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
long ago; a long time ago; already
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering