9
suffocation(noun, stifling, strangulation, choking, strangling)
7
strangulation(noun, killing, choking, strangling, throttling)
5
choking(noun, strangulation, suffocation, strangling, throttling)
4
asphyxia
4
choke
4
killing(noun, killing)
3
apnea
2
smothering(noun, stifling, strangulation, choking, suffocation)
2
strangling(noun, stifling, strangulation, choking, suffocation)
2
throttling(noun, stifling, strangulation, choking, suffocation)
1
abscess
1
ague
1
anaemia
1
anemia
1
ankylosis
1
anoxia
1
asphyxiates
1
assassination(noun, killing)
1
asthma
1
ataxia
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