partly open; in half bloom
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
real thing; original; actual
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
along the way; along the road
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
almost; roughly; approximately
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to concern; to be related
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by