no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
either way; in any case; one way or another
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
injured person; wounded person
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
preface; introduction; preamble
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
body tissue; body composition
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
not limited to; not just ...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
protective instinct; defensive instinct
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
supply; provision; service; supply
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears