planet; dark horse; surprise contender
drifting; drift; being adrift
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to be overcome with emotion
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
platform; home; home base; home plate
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
group; bunch; crowd; group
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
number of characters; character count
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change