ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to jump at; to be attracted by
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
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)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
until now; so far; up to the present
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
dealing with; coping with
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
several times (as large, over)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
willpower; energy; vitality
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to make a speech; to address
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)