ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
-less; lacking; non-existing
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
infant; baby; little child
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
host; landlord; innkeeper
hair (on the head); (a) hair
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
extensive; vast range; wide scope
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness