spatial art; space art; plastic arts; formative arts
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
now that you say that; now that you mention it
in succession; one by one
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
construction; architecture (of buildings)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
to rain incessantly; to downpour
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
wedding ring; wedding band
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard