to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
ringing; throbbing violently
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
menial; meanness; servility; abject
race (of people); type of person
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
stirring; rousing oneself
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...