devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
under the orders of; by order (command)
to sniff out; to get wind of
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
material for experiments; experimental material
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
being very popular; being in great demand
energy conservation; economical use of energy
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
entering a faith; joining a religion
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
these days; nowadays; recently
speaking of ...; as for ...
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
battle royal; battle royale (genre)