to chat idly; gossip

a small piece or quantity; a bit

in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise

a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

a person living in seclusion

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

a playful trick or prank; caper

to stare stupidly; gape

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief

sleepy; drowsy

difficult to understand; obscure

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception