death from disease; death from illness
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
whispering; murmuring; subdued
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
how long; how much; to what extent
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
as many (people) as possible
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to have a meal; to take a meal
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
gem; jewel; precious stone
with a friendly grin; smilingly
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
wherein; therein; thereinto
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that