making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
oblong; landscape orientation
many; much; plenty; hardly
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
guess; speculation; supposition
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
that's a different matter; that's a different story
order; command; directions; instructions
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to affect; to impact; to influence
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to boost; to force up; to push up
finishing blow; coup de grâce