firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
sound of voice; vocal sound
worst; worst-case (scenario)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
trouble; bother; annoyance
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
one's own child; one's own children
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to become hoarse; to become husky
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated