state of emergency; emergency; crisis
letting (someone) die without helping
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
mobilization; mobilisation
devil; evil spirit; genie
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
connection; linking; linkage; link
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
rescue mission; evacuation operation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
just you wait and see (as a threat)
role of the villain; the bad guy
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
way; method; means; (technical) specification
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
all-out attack; general offensive
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
keeping (something) secret
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
sun and moon; time; the years; the months
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to look around; to take a view of
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
long-awaited; much-awaited