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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

5

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

1

to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

3

random; random sampling

6

(direct) hit; hitting the mark

2

total; sum

1

four (long cylindrical things)

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

2

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

1

left side; left-hand side

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

2

fresh blood

1

to ring; to clang

7

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

7

stillness; repose; standing still

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

4

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

3

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

4

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

2

feather decoration; plume

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

7

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

1

muscle

1

speed of sound

2

thread; yarn; string

4

up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

1

many thousands

2

stabbing repeatedly

1

in very small pieces

2

to smash; to crush

3

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

two or three

1

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

2

liquid; fluid

1

with a thud

1

feeble

3

to shed light; to cast light

2

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

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