spasiti

1. to save; to rescue
   Lekari su mu spasili život. — The doctors saved his life.
   Vatrogasci su spasili dete iz požara. — The firefighters rescued the child from the fire.
2. (spasiti se) to escape; to survive
   Svi putnici su se spasili. — All the passengers survived.
3. (of a situation) to save; to help out
   Njegov gol je spasio utakmicu. — His goal saved the match.
   Hvala ti, spasila si me! — Thanks, you saved me!

The verb spasti (spasem, spasao) is very often used with the same meaning.