absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
unfriendly; distant; cold
nothing but; none other than
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
trivial; not amounting to much
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
tear gland; lacrimal gland
compassionate; sympathetic
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
sleeping comfort or snugness
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
inattention; absent-mindedness
Lyra (constellation); the Lyre
meteor swarm; meteor shower
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
variety show (e.g. on TV)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
news programme; news program
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart