to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be too numerous; to be too much
questionnaire; survey; poll
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
three; three years of age
to increase; to add to; to augment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
you could say; you might say; verging on the
considerably; fairly; quite
that is to say; so that means
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to hide; to keep to oneself
how; in what way; by what means
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling