pitch dark; total darkness
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
everyday life; daily life
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
place; situation; position; location
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
human relations; personal relationships
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to affect; to impact; to influence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
helping hand; help; support; aid
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver