to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to rant and rave; to raise hell
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
several minutes; a few minutes
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
madness; craziness; insanity
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care