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)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to lose one's footing; to slip
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
figurative expression; metaphorical expression