to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to put on a patronizing air
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
alma mater clique; old school tie
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to be absorbed in reading
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bringing; taking; carrying
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
exemption; exoneration; discharge
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery