to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
right under; directly below
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to get between; to be caught in
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to remove; to move out of the way
to push aside; to brush aside
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
serious condition; critical condition
highly unpredictable; touch and go
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled