ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
root; joint; base; crotch
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to fall in love (with); to love
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
principal occupation; core business
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
making money; making a profit
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic