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+If you **air out** your sleeping bag after you use it, it will smell better the next time you get in: To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
+a **rookie** cop: rookie /ˈrʊki/: a new recruit, especially in the army or police.
+  * rookie /ˈrʊki/
+napkin **holder**
 I've gotten the kids **out of my hair** for a few hours so I can go and get a relaxing massage by myself.
   * out of my hair: No longer pestering or annoying to one; not one's responsibility or burden any longer.
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 I did it and **conquered my fear**
-splash:
+**splash**:
   * splash with a liquid, typically a thick or viscous one.
      * a passing cart rolled by, **splattering** him with mud
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 **zillionaire ** /ˈziljənɛː/ an extremely rich person. 兆亿富翁
-As Russia and the West **face off** on Ukraine in perhaps the biggest crisis on the European continent since World War II, the globe's two largest emerging powers, China and India, have remained largely on the **sidelines**.
+As Russia and the West **face off** on Ukraine in perhaps the biggest crisis on the European continent since World War II, the globe's two largest emerging powers, China and India, have remained largely **on the sidelines**.
-  * face off: take up an attitude of confrontation, especially at the start of a fight or game.
+  * **face off**: take up an attitude of confrontation, especially at the start of a fight or game.
-  * sideline: a position where one is observing a situation rather than being directly involved in it.
+  * **sideline**: a position where one is observing a situation rather than being directly involved in it.
 **Konbu**: Japanese: 昆布, 象海带