skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
going to school in groups
guardian; mentor; protector
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
sharing; division; draw; tie
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to summon; to get used to call
quiet; still; surreptitious
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to make an appeal; to urge
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
depravity; corruption; degradation
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
moisture; humidity; dampness