to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
every year; yearly; annually
to crack; to develop a crack
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
reinforcement; strengthening
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
not necessarily so; is not always true
in search of; in order to look for
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
occupation; calling; livelihood
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to happen to meet; to come across
although I say; although one might say; although called
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
just a minute; small quantity
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to have a hard time of it