entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
meteor; shooting star; falling star
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
distrust; unjust suspicion
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
broker; intermediary; broking house
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to lose sight of; to miss
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho