to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length

half (of sth); halfway through

to intercept; to block the passage of; to interdict

to cut across; cross-sectional; transverse

straightforward

to stop; to obstruct; to bar the way

to be inferior to; to be of a lower grade than

felt a chill (in one's heart); (one's heart) sank