playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
they; those guys; those fellows
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
even though; despite; when
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
recommendation; endorsement
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
victim; injured party; sufferer
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to die; to lay down life's burden
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
a few seconds; several seconds
several minutes; a few minutes
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself