suffocation; choking; asphyxia
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
last night; yesterday evening
research institute; (research) laboratory
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
sentiment; sentimentality
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to give directions; to issue instructions
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
supply; supplying; replenishment
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained