to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
in case of; at that time; at this time
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
real thing; original; actual
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
finished product; finished goods; completed article
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
boisterously; roughly; briskly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
it's no joke; gimme a break!
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
tens of thousands of years
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
looking pale; looking unwell
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently