to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to thrust before; to thrust at
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say