to extract;  to pull out;  to draw out;  to headhunt;  to lure away;  to poach
 to see through;  to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.);  to perceive;  to find out;  to detect
 to lose focus;  to let one's mind wander;  to relax one's attention
 to relax;  to release tension from one's muscles;  to let go limp
 to cut corners;  to be shoddy
 to outwit;  to outmanoeuvre;  to steal a march on;  to get the jump on;  to anticipate;  to forestall
 to live through;  to survive
 to hold fast;  to protect to the end
 to extract;  to pull out;  to draw out;  to headhunt;  to lure away;  to poach
 to win through (e.g. to the next round);  to win game after game;  to achieve a final victory;  to fight to the end and win;  to come out on top
 to punch;  to hit and hit;  to stamp out;  to pierce;  to bore into;  to knock down walls
 to astonish;  to astound;  to stupefy;  to flabbergast;  to strike a person dumb;  to dumbfound
 to fight to the bitter end
 to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group);  to stand out from the crowd;  to be the best by far
 to gouge out;  to excavate;  to hollow;  to bore;  to drill;  to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
 to cut out;  to clip from;  to extract
 to dye fast;  to leave undyed
 to carry out to completion;  to carry through;  to see (something) through;  to complete;  to accomplish
 to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.);  to disclose;  to uncover;  to unmask
 to astonish;  to astound;  to stupefy;  to flabbergast;  to strike a person dumb;  to dumbfound
 to outrun;  to run through to the end
 to be shrewd;  to be sharp;  to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
 to pull teeth out;  to extract a tooth
 to pierce;  to shoot through;  to penetrate
 to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)
 to gouge out;  to excavate;  to hollow;  to bore;  to drill;  to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
 to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.);  to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
 to lose interest;  to slacken off
 to uncask;  to open a barrel
 to cut out;  to clip from;  to extract
 to pull out nostril hairs;  to outwit;  to fool
 to cut a conspicuous figure;  to be by far the best
 to employ one's secret weapon;  to play one's trump card;  to use the ace up one's sleeve
 to astonish;  to astound;  to stupefy;  to flabbergast;  to strike a person dumb;  to dumbfound
 deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
 to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
 to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.);  to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
 to blow through;  to blow over;  to blow itself out
 to stick it out;  to see it to the end
 to punch;  to hit and hit;  to stamp out;  to pierce;  to bore into;  to knock down walls
 to thin out (e.g. seedlings)
 to go through all sorts of hardships
 to startle someone;  to make someone jump out of their skin;  to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair
 to startle someone;  to make someone jump out of their skin;  to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair
 to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
 to startle someone;  to make someone jump out of their skin;  to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair