to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
modesty; humility; being humble
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
sincere; earnest; serious
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
interference; intervention; meddling
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
determination; resolution
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to cross the line; to go too far
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
accurate; correct; precise; exact
autumn breeze; fall breeze
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to rock; to shake; to swing
directly opposite; right in front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unidentifiable; unidentified
to blaze; to burn brightly
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering