to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to drop; to lose; to let fall
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to be hesitant; to feel timid