阶段jiē duàn
stage, section, phase, period阻止zǔ zhǐ
to prevent, to block陆续lù xù
in turn, successively陌生mò shēng
strange, unfamiliar除chú
to get rid of, to remove, to exclude除非chú fēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)难怪nán guài
(it's) no wonder (that...)雄伟xióng wěi
grand, imposing, magnificent