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; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
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
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; number (on the back of a player's uniform); shirt number
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
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
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
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); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
big catch (fishing); good haul
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face