Definition: get sick
Usage: She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
Synonyms: reduce, boil down, come down
Definition: be the essential element
Usage: The proposal boils down to a compromise
Definition: undergo a change or development
Usage: The water turned into ice; Her former friend became her worst enemy; He turned traitor
Synonyms: come down
Definition: criticize or reprimand harshly
Usage: The critics came down hard on the new play
Similar words: criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock
Definition: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Usage: The paper criticized the new movie; Don't knock the food--it's free
Synonyms: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast