fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
fading; faded colour; faded color
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to be entwined; to be involved
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
button (clothing); push-button
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
probability; likelihood; chances
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally