Now I am a lake...

a person or thing showing that something is going to happen or is on its way:

Daffodils are a harbinger of spring.
Cock is the harbinger of the dawn.

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rhinoceros or rhino:

a large, heavy, thick-skinned animal of Africa or Asia, with either one or two horns on its head.

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Limbo :

1) (in the Roman Catholic religion) a place which is neither heaven nor hell where the souls of those who have not done evil may go after death, even though they were not Christians during their life
2) a state of uncertainity : I am in limbo, waiting to know whether or not I've got the job.

Purgatory :

1) (especially according to the Roman Catholic religion) a state or place in which the soul of a dead person must be made pure by suffering for wrong-doing on Earth, until it is fit to enter heaven
2) (often humor) a place, state or time of great suffering: It's purgatory listening to Tim's attempts to play the guitar.

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Dum spiro, spero !

= While I breathe, I hope

This time I came upon a Latin proverb which was the motto of some royal families in history. I don't know what makes a royal family choose a hopeful saying as a motto. They do not seem to need hope. I think "Hope" is a more proletarian wish. Isn't it?
;)

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Mirage :

1) a strange effect of hot air conditions in a desert, in which objects appear which are not really there
2) a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true : persuing the mirage of world peace

etymological hint: from Fr. mirage, from se mirer "to be reflected," from L. mirare (see mirror).

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Nightmares, nightmares, nightmares...

It seems that I'll never get rid of them. It doesn't matter how I could persuade myself during the day that life could be tolerable and even joyful. When the night comes, it shows me how I was wrong.

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From now on,I am going to write new words here. Don't panic ! I promise to keep it less than three words a day.So here is the first one:

Cataclysm : (n.) fml

a violent and sudden event or change, especially a serious flood or earthquke

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