to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to congratulate; to celebrate
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
flustered; confused; panicked
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
influence (on someone); inspiration
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to affect; to impact; to influence
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance