opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to set a ladder up against
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
it seems so; that's what it looks like
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
something like ...; something called ...
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
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
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
graduate; alumnus; alumna
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
donor; contributor; provider