upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put one's strength into
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
nice; good; well-executed
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
square kilometer; square kilometre
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
trivial; not amounting to much
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
carnivore; carnivorous animal
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
though one didn't intend (expect) to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
complete; whole; perfect; safe
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime