to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
normalcy; normality; normal
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
grip (of hand); grip strength
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
big man; large man; tall man; giant
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to throw at; to turn; to raise
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually