to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
individual; one by one; separate; each
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to affect; to impact; to influence
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
sincere; honest; faithful
negotiations; discussions; connection
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
government; administration
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
enterprise; business; company; corporation
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely