to surround; to crowd around
literature; books (reference); document
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to join together; to combine; to join up
diversion; putting something to another use
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
individual; one by one; separate; each
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to repeat; to do something over again
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
just a minute; small quantity
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
innumerable; countless; numberless
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to attempt; to test; to try out
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to kill; to choke the life out of
to run about trying to escape
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life