(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
end; close; conclusion; termination
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
one act (of a play); scene; event
right in the middle (of); midst; height
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
nothing but; none other than
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
no!; no no!; no, not at all
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated