swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
inside one's heart; in one's mind
very small; tiny; insignificant
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
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)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
how much; how many; to what extent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
complete victory; total victory
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
as stated; verbatim; literally
little by little; bit by bit
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose