staying in the air; remaining airborne
speaking voice; talking voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to continue to do; to persist in doing
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
reason; grounds; circumstances
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to subsist; to keep on living
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
deceased; late; dead; departed
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
physical strength; muscle strength
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to become hoarse; to become husky
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to use up all one's strength; to die
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
by sheer strength; by brute force
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe