guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take flight; to disappear
remote control; remote operation
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
a question of whether or not someone should resign
to find out; to discover; to locate
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
as if nothing had happened
to some extent; to a certain extent
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem