to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
(dead) body; corpse; remains
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stingy; cheap; very frugal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
very interesting; of great interest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to flare up; to burst into flames
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sign; indication; omen; symptom
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
this sort of; this type of
unidentifiable; unidentified
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show