to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to claim victims; to leave casualties
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
future years; in (one's) later years
final; eventual; ultimate
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
course; route; path; process; stages
stabilization; stabilisation
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
way (of doing); manner; method; means
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
they; those guys; those fellows
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
lumping together; putting all together
exposure to wind; severe criticism
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface