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)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
to run up to; to rush over
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
front; frontage; facade; main
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
engineer; technical officer
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
bright red; crimson lotus flower
opposite side; other side; other party
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
direct unforked road; straight path
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
islander; inhabitant of an island
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset