cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
together with; same; both; all; including ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
real intention; true motive; true meaning
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping