falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to crumble away; to collapse
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to have a rumor circulating