Meanings
- be hammered; be rammed; be pegged; be screwedFor something to be pounded or screwed down into somewhere.
- be inserted; be embeddedFor a small object to be attached or inserted to or into a base.
- be thrustTo be pushed inside or to the center.
- be plantedFor someone reliable to be placed somewhere secretly.
- be glancedFor one spot to be stared at for a long time.
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- be bent; be pressedFor one's head, face, etc., to be bent deeply or pressed against something.
- (root) be takenFor a plant to take root.
- be printedFor letters or pictures to be put in a printed material, etc.
- shut oneself inFor someone to take a seat and stay in one place for a long time.
- be impressedFor something to leave a deep impression.
- be brainwashedFor an idea, spirit, etc., to take root in one's mind.
- become routineFor a behavior or life to be standardized so much that it feels inflexible.
- have; getFor a mole, freckles, etc., to appear on one's face.
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If you go there and talk to people, the real dialect will sink right into your ears.
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The look of despair, which went far beyond a mere expression of surprise, is still firmly stuck in my mind.
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The love story of the protagonist in the drama I watched today struck a particularly deep chord with me.
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