Word of the day: PINE

Pine:  pinheiro, pinha,definhar, ansiar, anelar, lamentar

Synonyms: to lose vigor, health, or flesh, languish, any of 10 genera of coniferous trees of the family Pinaceae

“Whole baby squid stuffed with pine nuts.”  (www.wordhippo.com)

“They pine for an elusive, halcyon vision of a bygone America, remembered through the golden lens of lost childhood—an America which of course...”   (www.thedailybeast.com)

Word of the day: Kilter

Kilter:  boa condição, forma, ordem, estado físico (de uma pessoa)

Synonyms: estate, fettle, form, health, keeping, condition, order, repair, shape, trim

Obs.: in good kilter:  em bom estado / off kilter, out of kilter:  indisposto, fora de forma, com defeito.

“Since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter.”(www.meriam-webster.com)

“…the best way to repair an environment that is out of kilter, and to prevent even more animals from dying out...” (Newsweek, January 29, 2006)