piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to jerk off; to masturbate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
nausea; sickness in the stomach
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
movie set; filming location
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
indeed; really; truly; very much
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be photographed; to be projected
tendency; trend; inclination
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
top hundred; hundred best
back issue (of a publication); back-number
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
abundant harvest; bumper crop
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to