ride the wind and cleave the waves

irresistible

to scare the wits out of

serious damage

to fork out a lot of money generously, especially to describe those who are usually very frugal / parsimonious

declare bankruptcy

family destroyed and lost lives

break

Napoleon

fell out

verb; crashed, exposed, accidentally ran into

verb; to eliminate with force

(adjective phrase) 1. Tear apart; 2. Fragmented

Broken down

(verb) Break through; surmount

to go out unnecessarily will just cost one money [colloquial]

to be tricked by someone who is supposed to be a friend

blasting

a plosive / a stop consonant in phonetics

(proverb) something is very strong and unbreakable indissoluble; Or someone's belief is adamant.

make an exception

to destroy old customs

broken walls

damage

unprecedented

damaged

dilapidated

(verb) to chop wood

exceptional

pierce through the waves