ageing; aging; senile deterioration
avocado (Persea americana)
boasting of one's strength
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to begin; to set about; to start
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
several sheets (flat objects)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order