to smash; to break into pieces
financial power; financial means; wealth
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
sunlight filtering through trees
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
odds and ends; all; every
notice; attention; observation
to be damaged; to receive damage
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
at once; there and then; immediately
revisiting; visiting again
assortment; product lineup
to be profitable; to yield a profit
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
comfort; consolation; diversion
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to palm off; to force a sale
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself