1 broken

2 damaged

3 worn out

4 lousy

5 rotten

6 to break, split or cleave

7 to get rid of

8 to destroy

9 to break with

10 to defeat

11 to capture (a city etc)

12 to expose the truth of

1 destruction

2 damage

3 to wreck

4 to break

5 to destroy

1 to break through

2 to make a breakthrough

3 to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)

4 (of ball sports) to break through a defense

1 deficiency

2 lack

3 scarce

4 vacant post

5 to run short of

1 to lack

2 to be short of

3 lack

4 shortage

1 one word says it all (idiom)

2 to hit the nail on the head

3 to be pithy and correct

1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)

2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle

3 it's either him or me

1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)

1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

2 with irresistible force