to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
accurate; correct; precise; exact
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
example; illustration; precedent
professor; teaching; instruction
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to think of; to come up with
casting; cast-metal object
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing