with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
as a child; when one was a child
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be infected; to be contagious
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
keep up your strength; chin up!
partly open; in half bloom
hair on the back of one's head
day and night; around the clock
almost every day; almost daily
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
defeating in an instant; instant kill
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"