lifelines
Critical support systems
Lifelines are things essential to survival or success.
A rope thrown to a drowning person is a lifeline.
So is an aid package to a struggling nation, a phone call to someone in crisis, or funding that keeps a business alive.
The palm reader's lifeline is the crease crossing the palm, supposedly indicating longevity.
In quiz shows, lifelines are helps a contestant can use when stuck: I'll use my lifeline and phone a friend.
Binding tie or connection
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- tetherFastening cord for animals
cord · rope · umbilical · anchor · mooring · thread · chain · cable
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- helpAssistance given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- sustenanceMeans of living
nourishment · provision · resources · funding · sponsorship · patronage · subsidy · welfare
Crisis response number
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
triage · defibrillator · CPR · resuscitation · intervention · dispatch
Split equally between two
- hintIndirect suggestion
- clueSolving aid
- mulliganUnofficial second attempt
- bonusReward beyond expectation
wild-card · save · continue · retry · assist · power-up · second-chance
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
Divination from palm lines
- fortune-tellingClaiming to predict futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- palmistOne who reads hands
- mountsClimbs onto or riding horses
bond
Binding tie or connection
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
tether · cord · rope · umbilical · anchor · mooring · thread · chain · cable · harness
assistance
Support or aid given
sustenance · nourishment · provision · resources · funding · sponsorship · patronage · subsidy · welfare · income
911
Crisis response number
paramedics · triage · defibrillator · CPR · resuscitation · intervention · dispatch
fifty-fifty
Split equally between two
bonus · wild-card · save · continue · retry · assist · power-up · second-chance
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
therapist · coach · elder · sage · sponsor · navigator · advocate
chiromancy
Divination from palm lines
- fortune-tellingClaiming to predict futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- palmistOne who reads hands
- game show elementsquiz show, trivia, wheel spinning, panel show, talent show
- quiz showstrivia, quizmaster, host, contestants, buzzers
- maritime safetylifebuoys, lifesaving equipment, safety equipment, flares, safety vests
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
- triviatrivia, facts, quiz, anecdotes, trivia night
lifelinesluxuries
Non-essential costly pleasures
nonessentials · frills · extras · indulgences · superfluities
lifelinesdeath sentences
Court orders for execution
death traps · nooses · executioners · poison · death knells
lifelinesabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
cutoffs · dead ends · severance · isolation · disconnection