dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
big corporation; major firm; leading company
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
bad behavior; misbehavior
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted