to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
working so hard as to ruin one's body; struggling to the point of crushing oneself