to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
person who has rendered distinguished service
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to relax; to feel at home
every person; each one; everybody
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
feeling of a house or a room
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
fast approach; quick intimacy
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
magazine; journal; periodical
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
general public; the masses
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much