to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
tearful face; tear-stained face
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
physiology; one's period; menstruation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to pass (of time); to elapse
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to become desperate; to give in to despair
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to get out of bed; to show a leg
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
host; landlord; innkeeper
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
sneaking a bite; snitching food
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow