to smash down; to beat in
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one day; (on) a certain day
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
call; summons; convening; convocation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges