to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to rally; to make a comeback
without leaving any trace
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
decline; fall; decay; withering
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
difficult to ...; hard to ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
anything and everything; just about everything
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
expressing one's mind; speaking out
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
retention; maintenance; preservation
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk