to rescue from; to help out of; to save
guess; speculation; supposition
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
main question; real issue at hand
to take a breath; to take a short rest
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
sincere; earnest; serious
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
thousands; several thousand
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
essence; true nature; substance; reality
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
deceased father; late father
yearning; longing for; deep affection