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way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

2

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

2

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

1

burial

1

thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide

1

millstone; mortar

1

reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

1

to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

1

stone mortar; millstone; quern

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

1

kitchen; financial situation; finances

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

1

custom

1

children; kids

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

2

opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

2

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

1

heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

1

to call in; to invite; to bring in

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

to detest; to abhor; to loathe

1

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

3

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

11

solitude; loneliness; isolation

3

all on one's own

1

but; however; although

12

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

5

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

3

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

9

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

nothing but; except; no more than

7

to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)

1

to escape

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

those; they

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

5

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1