on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
Zusammenbruch der Familie; Niedergang der Familie; Verfall der Familie; Zerfall der Familie
Zusammenbruch einer Schulklasse
Platzen der überhitzten Bubble-Wirtschaft (1991)
inconsistently, horribly drawn animated film or cartoon; animated cartoon episode of lower picture quality than other episodes in the same series
collapse of the medical care system; medical care breakdown
economic collapse; economic meltdown
Zerfallswärme; Nachzerfallswärme
debris avalanche (of a volcano); collapse of volcanic edifice; sector collapse
cytolysis; breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane
animal hoarding; compulsive accumulation of pets
disintegration of a cell nucleus