evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
several minutes; a few minutes
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
great speed; recklessly fast speed
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to peel off and fall; to flake away
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
without leaving any trace
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
verbal message; word (from someone)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
autumn breeze; fall breeze
open field; empty lot; plain
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
here and there; in places
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright