to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
longitudinal winding; curling (e.g. hair)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
day after day; day by day
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to become excited; to grow lively
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
courting; wooing; making advances
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
successively; one after another
testicle; testicles; testes
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)