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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

3

family; relatives; dependents; household

4

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

stirring; rousing oneself

2

old age

2

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

2

good walker

1

to kick (at someone, something)

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

to be muddy; to be slushy

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

2

joint; seam; joining point

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

section; cross section; profile

1

is something that; is that which

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

to get thin; to taper off

1

to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

3

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

looks

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

2

speck; fleck

1

eyeball

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1

to moan; to groan

2

upper half of the body; upper body

1

to dishevel (hair)

1

earlobe

2

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

darkish; dusky

1

last days; the end; one's fate

1

one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

2

demon of ill health; disease

3

crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement

1

focus; nidus; lesion

1

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

3

licking one's lips; licking one's chops

2

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

3

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

9

hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

1

main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish

1

maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1