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Very sharp - razor-sharp, Very shiny - glossy, Very short - brief

Very scared - frightened, Very scary - terrifyng, Very serious - sober

Very rainy - showery, Very rich - affluent, Very sad - downcast

the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted.

chew the fat. informal. to talk with someone in an informal and friendly way: We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat. Informal talking & conversation.

The catbird seat" is an American English idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in any type of dealing among parties.

We often use where, when or why to introduce defining relative clauses instead of at which, on which or for which

Which is used for animals in general or things. That can be used for people, animals or things.

The relative pronoun who may cause confusion because it has both a subject form (who) and an object form (whom). The key to choosing between these forms is to see what the pronoun is doing in its own clause. Use who if the pronoun is the subject of the verb in the dependent clause. Use whom if the pronoun is the object of the verb in the dependent clause. Use whom if the pronoun is the object of a preposition in the dependent clause. Whose can be used for people, animals or things.

comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.