standard; set; routine; decided
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
day of spring; spring sun
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
for a while; for some time; for a period
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to replace; to move; to change the position of
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
female high-school student
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
finish; finishing; finishing touches