almost every day; almost daily
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
out-of-school; off-campus
friction; discord; strife
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
co-sleeping; sleeping together
half the body; half length
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose