soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
founder; originator; pioneer
serious accident; major incident
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
explosive; blasting powder
drag; fluid resistance; (surface) reaction force (i.e. normal force and frictional force)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to go with the flow; to go with the times
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
running away; escaping on foot
health drink; pep-up drink
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
staying in the air; remaining airborne
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)