lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
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 fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
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 up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
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; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
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
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
feeling good; feeling pleasant
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
big man; large man; tall man; giant
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
to throw at; to turn; to raise
not worth considering; out of the question
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication