(idiomatic) stand in the way, hold back

the usual, ordinary

always, invariably, all the time / usually / (with a negative verb) never

pull, yank / string (cable), stretch (a rope over something) / drag, tow / bring someone in

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness