noun: A lover of cats.

Definition: (noun) An armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it. Synonyms: lounger. Usage: During football season, my husband plants himself in the recliner that faces the TV and does not budge for hours on end. Discuss

© Wolfgang Buschmann(*1943), Lehrer und Autor

noun: A watery drink, especially weak tea or milk.

Definition: (noun) A cave dweller, especially one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves. Synonyms: caveman. Usage: These vile old troglodytes are no longer there; but into their deserted cave another terrible giant has thrust himself, and makes it his business to seize upon honest travelers and fatten them for his table….

«Per giustificare la guerra a Berlusconi, Gianfranco Fini ha rispolverato il suo passato giustizialista, messo in soffitta 15 anni fa per ragioni di convenienza, e lo ha sbattuto sul tavolo della maggioranza.» (Maurizio Belpietro)

noun: A cat lover.

Definition: (adjective) Occurring or operating at the same time. Synonyms: co-occurrent, concurrent, simultaneous. Usage: "You will observe," said Holmes, laying down the volume, "that the sudden breaking up of the society was coincident with the disappearance of Openshaw from America with their papers." Discuss

Definition: (verb) To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning. Synonyms: peter out, taper off. Usage: The music just fizzled out—there was no proper ending to the concert. Discuss

«Madonna, un bicchiere di talento in un mare di ambizione.» (Mick Jagger)

«La televisione è come una spugna: raccoglie tutto ciò che c’è sul pavimento. E quando la spremi ne fuoriesce il succo della società.»

Definition: (adjective) Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion. Synonyms: sickly. Usage: His face was sallow and shiny with sweat. Discuss

An allem Unfug, der passiert, sind nicht etwa nur die schuld, die ihn tun, sondern auch die, die ihn nicht verhindern. Erich KästnerDeutscher Schriftsteller1899 – 1974

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749 – 1832), gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Repräsentanten deutschsprachiger Dichtung

exfoliate: To remove or shed dead cells, leaves, bark, etc.