beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to trample down; to devastate
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
motive power; driving force
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
largest class; top category
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning