Collapse and Descend

Collapse

Collapse verb - To fall down or in as a result of physical pressure.

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Descend and collapse are semantically related In some cases you can use "Descend" instead a verb "Collapse".

Descend verb - To lead or extend downward.

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Collapse and descend are semantically related in lower a topic. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a verb "Descend".

mountain	collapse mountain	descend mountain
moment	collapse moment	descend moment
time	collapse time	descend time
way	collapse way	descend way
Other words: world, building, skin, city, times, powers.

Death Trap: There's one at Egypt stage: the instant you enter the Egyptian temple, walls collapse behind, and in front of you, and a spiked celiling starts to slowly descend; you have to quickly make your escape, because this trap is One-Hit Kill!

Source: Videogame / Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems
JC Denton merged with Helios, but this caused global communication to suffer a breakdown and the world descend into a period of war and economic depression known as "the Collapse", the Illuminati then used the resulting chaos during this time to consolidate their power.

Source: Video Game / Deus Ex: Invisible War

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