to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to cause someone to worry
absolutely; positively; decidedly
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
in the same way as; just like
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
number one; first; best; most; game; round
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
besides; in addition; also; moreover
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
source of information; intelligence source; message source
so what!; who gives a damn?
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
desperately; for one's dear life