how many people; a number of people
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
shoulder strap (on a dress)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
manuscript; version; draft
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tendency; trend; inclination
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
boy; son; baby boy; young man
unrequited love; one-sided love
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
unimpressive; unimpressed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
wherein; therein; thereinto
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...