Vocabulary
hibernation - the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the winter. ( ශිශිර නිද්රාව )
hibernate - (of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state
atrophy(noun and verb) - (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.
( v-පිරිහෙනවා ; ක්ෂීණ වෙනවා. n-පිරිහීම ; ක්ෂීණවීම )
hole up - (of an animal) to hibernate, esp in a cave ; (informal)hide oneself or remain secluded
deprivation - the condition of being deprived; privation ; act of depriving someone of food or money or rights: "deprivation of civil rights"
tuck in - put or keep (something) in a specified place so as to be hidden, secure, comfortable, or tidy
ensconce - establish, settle or conceal (someone) in a comfortable, safe place
critter - (informal, chiefly a American dialect word) living creature; animal.
suckle - feed (a baby or young animal) from the breast or teat
slumber - sleep ; to be quiescent or dormant
[ tuck someone in/up = make someone, especially a child, comfortable in bed by pulling the edges of the bedclothes firmly under the mattress or by covering bedclothes
to tuck one’s shirt in(to) one’s trousers = කමිසය කලිසමට යටින් ඇතුල්කර නමාගන්නවා. : "tuck your shirt in." ]