aging process; ageing process
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
originally; by nature; from the start
vitality; (one's) life force
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
restoration; repair; mending
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
last days; the end; one's fate
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sentiment; sentimentality
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted