gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
gliding (through the air)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
without trouble; easily; readily
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
death by suffocation; death by choking
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
power; might; authority; influence
river; stream; River; the ... river
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
death from disease; death from illness
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
this world; this life; world of the living
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
personal; individual; private
death from cold; freezing to death