how many people; a number of people
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
space; interval; space character; whitespace
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to stop (plug) one's ears
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to step forward; to take a step forward
to take someone's life; to kill someone
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to flare up; to fly into a rage
yearning; longing for; deep affection
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
violent emotion; passion; fury
sick person; patient; invalid
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
dignity; majesty; sanctity
scattering (in all directions)