confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
late at night; small hours of the morning
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
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)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
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)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just