tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to compose; to put together
taking one's own life; suicide
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be remembered; to go down in history
directly; in person; firsthand
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
clerk; office worker; office staff
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
contrary to one's expectations
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master