fall
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～ go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"
fall behind
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～ hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
fall down
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～ lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
fall apart
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～ break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
fall
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～ touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
fall
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～ drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
fall
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～ be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
fall
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～ fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
fall
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～ be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
fall
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～ fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
fall away
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～ diminish in size or intensity
fall apart
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～ go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
fall back
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～ have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
fall back
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～ fall backwards and down
fall
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～ be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
fall
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～ descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
fall
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～ yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"
fall
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～ fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
fall
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～ be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"