just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
briskly; quickly; promptly
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to begin to walk; to set out
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly