fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to surge (water or waves)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
small number; few; minority
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
more than ... years; -odd years
one thin flat object; one sheet
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
tune (melody, piece of music)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble