disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
otherwise; or else; if not
leaping through time; time travel
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pair; the two; both persons; both things
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to come face to face (with)
another kind; different kind; distinct species
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to rock; to shake; to swing
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite