to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
mutation; change; vicissitude
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
interval; step; pitch; key
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to have an idea; to have a clue
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
one's long-cherished desire
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
fighting stance; fighting pose
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy