to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to pull out a fish; to lure
steady; firm; solid; secure
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to win and advance to the next round
ability; capability; skill
lawless area; lawless district
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
divide into four pieces; one fourth
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
huge win; overwhelming victory
by all means; by all costs
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
blunder; slip; error; error
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
otherwise; if not; or else
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
throwaway; disposable; single-use
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)