to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to take a breath; to take a short rest
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
being filled with; being full of; permeation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
joints; points (of a speech)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to speak; to hear a voice
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after