to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear up and throw away
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to be able to manage somehow or another
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
no way to do; nothing can be done
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
serious; severe; grave; acute
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in search of; in order to look for
lying face down; upside down; prone
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
of course; certainly; naturally
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
offender; criminal; culprit
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty