weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to dye; to colour; to color
to burst (open); to break; to split
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
source of worry; source of distress
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
long-term hospitalization
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
paints; painting material
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to degenerate; to lapse into
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to cover fully; to wrap around
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)