artificial respirator; ventilator
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
development; exploitation
within; inside of; less than
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
declaration; proclamation; announcement
returning no more (usu. of a person who has died); dying
at that time; in those days
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
to come to an end; to rest
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be born; to come into this world
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood