waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
already; now; no longer; not any more
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
rather; better; instead; if anything
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
when looked at in that way
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
area; region; district; locality
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)
school building; schoolhouse
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
having not the slightest idea
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to indicate; to show; to point to