fit; spasm; attack; seizure
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
labor; labour; work; service
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
sympathy; empathy; response
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
how; in what way; how about; questionable
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck