to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to find out; to discover; to locate
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
strong interaction; strong force
to thrust away; to send flying
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
absence; disregard; indifference
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
news program; news programme
strong nation; powerful country
countermeasure; counter-measure
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)