to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to shave off; to scrape off
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to fill a hole with earth
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
already; now; no longer; not any more
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
name; given name; first name
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase