ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
convulsion: P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plato), V. σπαραγμός, ὁ.