have a good day; take care; see you
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
going to the United States
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)