collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
the other day; lately; recently
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
successful bid; winning a tender
seller; vendor; exhibitor
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
high; noble; refined; advanced
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
few decades; many decades; several decades
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
moneymaking; earning money
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
world; society; people; the public
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to sell off; to sell completely
person killed in action; the war dead
at first; in the beginning; originally
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
to wash away; to rinse off
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste