keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to make one feel grateful
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
rationality; reasonableness
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
overhasty; rash; premature
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
huge rock; firmness; solidity