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leisure – n. time when you are not working : time when you can do whatever you want to do : enjoyable activities that you do when you are not working

grandchildren – n. the child of one's son or daughter

pandemic – n. medical : an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world

senior citizen – n. an elderly person especially : one who has retired

spoil – v. disapproving : to give someone, such as a child everything that he or she wants : to have a bad effect on someone by allowing too many things or by not correcting bad behavior

ready to roll – idiom informal : ready to start doing something

lockdown – n. the confinement of people to their homes as a security measure

apartment – n. a usually rented room or set of rooms that is part of a building and is used as a place to live

elderly – adj. rather old especially : being past middle age

blessing – n. something that helps you or brings happiness