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)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
meaning; significance; sense
to feel; to sense; to experience
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
that day; the very same day
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
joint; seam; joining point
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
contradiction; inconsistency
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
circuitous; roundabout; indirect