to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
threat; intimidation; menace
to complain; to make a complaint
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to continue to do; to persist in doing
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
even more; still more; further
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to understand (each other); to comprehend
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to begin talking; to open up
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
closing time; lockup; curfew
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path