collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be tired of looking at
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
successfully; with success
not necessarily so; is not always true
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
wood louse; wood lice; slater
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to rant and rave; to raise hell
change in appearance; transformation
death from disease; death from illness
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
living person; the living
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
endurance; perseverance; patience
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie