A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery.

having a sharp, pungent flavor

second-person singular simple present form of shall; used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

Related to the (or any) city.

A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.

literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

a soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.

to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set

like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

present participle of fit; suitable, proper.

any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

to fix firmly or set securely or deeply.

A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.

A series of sounds organized in time, employing melody, harmony, tempo etc. usually to convey a mood.

the process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.

Simple past tense and past participle of usher; to guide people to their seats.

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

a group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.