1 to sculpt

2 to carve

3 musical instrument (old)

1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly

2 to seek after

3 to woo

1 to overtake

1 to question closely

2 to investigate in detail

3 to examine minutely

4 to get to the heart of the matter

1 to pursue

2 to track down

3 to search

1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness

2 abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)

1 too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth