Gimme 5 syllables
Gimme some skin! Or rather, gimme this branch of medicine dealing with the skin!
dermatology
The Odyssey takes up where The Iliad left off with Odysseus & his men traveling home after a 10-year siege that ends with the brutal conquest of this legendary city
Troy
The Bentayga, an SUV from this British luxury manufacturer, has a plug-in hybrid option
Bentley
A famed duo:
TRAINMAN AND BOB
Batman and Robin
Rock tumbling & being involved in everyone else's business helped fill the void for my character, Liz, who struggled with ENS, short for this syndrome caused by offspring flying the coop
empty nest
Verb meaning to travel around the Earth, originally completely via water
Circumnavigate
The warrior goddess Athena protects Odysseus on his long journey home, but he has to battle storms & many other nautical perils after earning the enmity of this god
Poseidon
The name of this Toyota truck comes from a Native American name for Mount Rainier
Tacoma
Appeared in 1938:
RAP MENUS
Superman
This new-ish word made from two other words is therapy slang for a fling with no clear boundaries or labels; they're not always unhealthy, but the one my character had with a friend & co-worker was a hot mess
situationship
It's the act of being released from parental responsibility & going full sui juris
Emancipation
Some men wouldn't mind, but Odysseus can't wait to escape from the seven years as the captive lover of the beautiful Calypso, one of these minor female divinities associated with water & growing things
nymph
Though it's part of the Ford brand, this popular pickup shares a name with a type of range animal without a brand
Maverick
Originally a poor orphan:
SPIN DREAM
Spiderman
A famous TED Talk by Brené Brown is called "The Power of" this word; it means willingness to put yourself out there & feel exposed, like I felt after shaving my [bleeped] beard
vulnerability
Caustic or bitter in behavior, this "A"djective often describes a bad divorce
acrimonious
Odysseus & his crew must navigate a perilous passage between the man-devouring monster Scylla on one side & this even more fearsome ship-devouring whirlpool on the other
Charybdis
Its muscle cars can produce up to 670 horsepower with the Daytona Scat Pack option
Dodge
Also a song with the lyrics "has he lost his mind":
RAM ON IN
Iron man
Riding a bike while sobbing aloud to Phoebe Bridgers was my character's way of setting aside some time for grief, an example of this coping mechanism where some types of feelings are kept separate from others
Compartmentalization
It's the fear of words, which would be pretty terrible to have right now in the middle of a language category
logophobia
After years of struggle & adventure, Odysseus finally reaches home just in time to lay a smackdown on the horde of nefarious suitors who are trying to steal his faithful wife, Penelope, & this, his island kingdom
Ithaca
This electric vehicle manufacturer derived its name from the words "Indian river"
Mutant who came out as gay in 2015:
ANEMIC
Iceman
My character practices this form of therapy, CBT for short; it focuses on present behavior instead of past events, which means you don't just get to blame all of your problems on your crappy parents
Cognitive behavioral therapy