on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
every person; each one; everybody
at the present time; as of now; at this time
preliminary step; first step
quarrel; dispute; argument
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
stirring; rousing oneself
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to lay aside; to set aside
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
notice; attention; observation
massing (of troops); gathering
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
civil affairs; civil case
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
waste of time; killing time
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
something or other; somehow
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
array; muster; line-up; full force