request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
support; backing; patronage
for some (unspecified) reason
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dramatic role for child; child actor
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
father; dad; husband; you; he
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
true state; actual condition; reality
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to squeeze out; to wring out
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
down to earth; reasonable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to pass each other; to cross paths
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sharp sighted; easily awakened