true state; actual condition; reality
insecticide; insect repellent
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; going on a fool's errand
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
commuting to school; school commute
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
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 copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
professor; teaching; instruction
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
break in time; interruption; pause
lecture hall; lecture room
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
(police) detective; criminal matter
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
as if nothing had happened
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
what do you want?; can I help you?
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
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