appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to verbally attack; to run down; to criticize severely; to speak disparagingly of
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
within the year; before the year is out
clicking; clopping; clacking
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
measure; measuring tape; measuring
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations