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.

dork: a contemptible, socially inept person.

But my whole life does not revolve around you.

What goes around comes around: If you ignore the other guy when he asks for help, you might just be setting yourself up for a little of the same later on.

I did it and conquered my fear

splash:

• splash with a liquid, typically a thick or viscous one.
  • a passing cart rolled by, splattering him with mud
• splash (a liquid) over a surface or object.
  • she wiped the splattered blood from her face

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.

• 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.

Konbu: Japanese: 昆布, 象海带

miso paste: 味噌汤

she chaperoned the children at all times: accompany and look after or supervise

phlegm /flɛm/

She's my main squeeze: someone's main girlfriend, boyfriend, or lover

he left you in the lurch when you needed him most: leave someone abruptly and without assistance or support when they are in a difficult situation.

peninsula /pɪˈnɪnsjʊlə/: a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law: the use of (someone or something) as a source of help in a difficult situation 追索权

recourse ↔ resource

turd:

• a piece of fecal matter 粪 屎
  • fecal /ˈfiːk(ə)l/: discharge of fecal matter
• vulgar : a contemptible person： You four-eyed turd

Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes: long curtains

• velvet /ˈvɛlvɪt/: a closely woven fabric of silk, cotton, or nylon, that has a thick short pile on one side.

He is brimming with ideas: be full of a particular quality, feeling, etc.