smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
door; gate; opening; title page
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
long ago; a long time ago; already
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
manner of using one's hands
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar