what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
carnivore; carnivorous animal
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
stifled (laughter); simmering
scenery; scene; landscape
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
almost; roughly; approximately
how many years; how long; what year
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to be badly made; to fail
this world; this life; world of the living
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
social status; social position
distinction; differentiation; classification
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
parting; separation; farewell
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here