1. meltdown
After a long day at the beach, our toddler had a major meltdown in the car on the way home.
The last few months have seen the progressive meltdown of the country's political system.
We’ve all had this experience, that—that you are—you are no worse a parent because your child is having a meltdown.
Samsung's meltdown
There were fears of a meltdown on the Stock Exchange.
2. drop
Drop me a line.
At this rate, the risk is high that our country's competitive position will drop even further.
Even if the performance is good, I still say we drop the project.
It's getting dark early around here. The sun seems to drop like a rock when autumn rolls around.
If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week.
Please leave a message after the beep or drop some candies in our mailbox.
We drop off our luggage in a small prefab hut and promptly start preparations.
It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
Mr Suzuki persuaded his son to drop his plan to study abroad.
I've been meaning to drop by and see you, but I've been rather busy this week.
If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
In order to prevent a further drop of the Japanese currency, the Bank of Japan intervened in the market to support it at around 150 yen to the dollar.
Want to drop round my place? "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work."
It is characteristic of the fork ball, one of baseball's change-ups, that a ball that flew straight will drop suddenly just before the batter.
Inglese parola "crollo"(drop) si verifica in set:
Useful nouns - Sostantivi utili3. plummeting
Home prices are plummeting.
The government often refuses to divulge data on everything from skyrocketing inflation to plummeting food production.
4. slump
The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.
Many people will lose their jobs due to the slump in the auto industry.
periods of slump
the discussion was about the slump in advertising
The real estate industry is in a serious slump, and industry people say the worst is yet to come.
When you get a slump you feel down.
We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.
I'm really irritable lately. My favorite soccer team is in a slump.
I've got to find the cause quickly, get out of this slump and live up to Mr. Tanizaki's expectations.
What slips in and out of view in the background is the real estate slump of recent years.
A slumping posture can be interpreted as offensive.
including her weary sister Virginia slumped in a chair,
Iran is even more tempting for big oil after the price slump.
There has been a slump in the company's profits.
a slump prices