cannot be helped; unavoidable
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
infant; baby; little child
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
taking one's own life; suicide
compassionate; sympathetic
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
funeral; burial; condolence
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
separate; scattered; apart
to collapse; to flop (onto)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal