abrupt; sudden; unexpected
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
following someone's example, and committing suicide
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
leader; guide; mentor; coach
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
mass communication; mass media
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
just one person; only one
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
social; societal; societary
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
same generation; one's generation
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
adherent; devotee; believer
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to take a picture; to take a photo
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
separation; living separately; living apart
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other