suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
skill; dexterity; proficiency
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
the last moment; the very end
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
expression; look; countenance; face
one who knows little often repeats it
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to finish reading; to read through
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
top of the head; crown of the head
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with