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)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
six (long cylindrical things)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
true state; actual condition; reality
nothing but; none other than
to detain; to check; to restrain
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in that way; like that; that way
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to force one's way; to push through
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kill; to choke the life out of
clear; precise; definite; distinct
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to order; to command; to appoint
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty