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tidy - To clean up or arrange things neatly.

I need to tidy my desk before starting work.

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browse - To look at various items or information, often to find something of interest.

I like to browse online shops even when I’m not planning to buy anything.

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lull - A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity

During a rare lull in the middle of the war, soldiers would spend their time reading the newspaper while in the trenches.

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mull - To think about a proposal or request carefully and at length.

"I understand how much you want a dog", Eileen and John told their kids. "We will mull it over tonight and give you our answer tomorrow."

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casual - Relaxed and informal in manner or appearance.

I prefer a wearing clothes of a casual style when I'm not at work.

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leisure - Free time when one is not working or busy; time for relaxation or enjoyment.

After a long week of work, she spent her leisure walkng in the park.

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reverie - A mental state where a person is lost in thoughts, often pleasant or imaginative, disconnected from the immediate surroundings.

She was lost in a reverie, staring out the window and remembering all the places she had travelled to on previous trips.

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reticent - Describing someone who is inclined to keep their thoughts, feelings, or personal matters to themselves, not expressing them freely.

He was reticent about discussing his past, thinking that there were details that she might not react well too.

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slumber - A sleep

The slumber of babies is one of the few times they are quiet.

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retreat - A location or setting where one can go to rest, reflect, or recover, often in isolation.

On some weekends the company organized a weekend retreat in the mountains to allow employees to relax and bond outside the office environment.

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simmer - To heat a liquid, usually a stew or soup, just below the boiling point, allowing it to cook slowly; or to stay in a slow, controlled state of progress or tension, often before a larger event or change occurs.

He was simmering with anger, but he kept it inside and didn't say out loud what he was thinking and feeling.

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gingerly - To act in a way that is careful and cautious:

Bob's unit was called in to defuse the live bomb, and he disentangled the wires very gingerly.