father; dad; husband; you; he
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
right beside; close to; nearby
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
just because; even if; even though
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound