to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
craving; longing; thirsting
to ask; to enquire; to query
different thing; another question; different case
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to rain incessantly; to downpour
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
maintaining the status quo
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
true character; real nature
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
second (unit of time); arc second
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
person who has rendered distinguished service
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal