to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to order; to command; to appoint
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to slide into; to slip into
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
failure; mistake; blunder
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
chief; main; principal; major
extremists; radicals; militants
minimum; at the very least
moderate faction; moderates
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dissolute mind; hardened heart
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with