collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
association; society; organization; organisation
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stare back at; to look back at
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
everything; anything; nothing
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
close call; narrow escape
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver