fall
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～ assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
fall
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～ pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
fall away
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～ get worse; "My grades are slipping"
fall back
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～ move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
fall
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～ move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
fall
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～ decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
fall
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～ move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"
fall
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～ lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
fall
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～ occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
fall
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～ come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"
fall asleep
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～ change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
fall apart
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～ become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
fall back
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～ hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
fall
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～ suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
fall
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～ slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
fall
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～ begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
fall
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～ to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
fall apart
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～ lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"
fall
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～ come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"