interference; obstruction; sabotage
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to thrust before; to thrust at
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
moving; touching; stirring
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
general public; the masses
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)