(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
particularly; only; in the case of
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
to show up; to appear; to turn up
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
indirection; indirectness
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
aplastic anemia; aplastic anaemia
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
spine; backbone; spinal column
donor (blood, organ, etc.)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
as one had hoped; as one wishes
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to mark the end; to spell the end
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to limp; to drag one's feet
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
pursuer; pursuing party; posse