multitude of colors; multitude of colours
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
relief squad; rescue party
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
serious accident; major incident
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
strongest ever; most powerful in history
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
wounded person; injured person
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking