busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
towering; astonishingly high
intimidation; threat; bluster
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
distinction; differentiation; classification
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
interest (in something); enthusiasm
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
going around; patrol; round; tour
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
sickroom; hospital room; ward
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
indescribable; having no way to express
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...