dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
you could say; you might say; verging on the
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
storehouse; warehouse; godown
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
the last moment; the very end
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
young person; youth; young
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
showing one's face in public; facing another person
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute