Meanings
- be pulled down; be torn down; be crumbledFor something piled up or standing high to be torn down or scattered.
- collapse; fall downFor one's body to lose power, and then fall down or collapse.
- collapse; fall apartFor an institution, social order, system, etc., to be destroyed
- collapse; crumble; come apartFor one's power to diminish to nothing or for a country to be ruined.
- crumble; come apartFor an idea or plant, etc., to come apart without being realized.
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- be heart-broken; be shatteredTo lose a stable state of mind after suffering a sad affair, etc.
- collapse; breakFor a certain standard or mark to collapse or for a line to become unclear
- crumble; vanish; fall apartFor a certain force, etc., to crumble or vanis
- fall apart; breakFor a certain form or state, etc., to fall apart or be broken.
- loseTo lose in a sports game, etc.
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But if the narrative falls apart, it’s hard to keep watching until the end.
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I think I watched it until the end because I wanted to see that character suffer a desperate downfall.
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In dramas these days, when the main character has a mental breakdown, they also frequently use the word heart-fluttering moment.
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