sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
very busy (person or thing)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
a few years ago; some years back
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
carelessly; inattentively
very young; little; childish; immature
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
retro (video) game; classic game
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
(for one's stomach) to rumble
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
advance payment; advance delivery
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
fixed date; appointed day