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sink to 【句動-2】 （価格や評価などが）〜まで下がる［下落する］

・ The share price sink to $100. その株価は100ドルに下がった。

・Japan's total fertility rate sank to 1.28 in calendar 2004, marking an all-time low for the fourth straight year, with the number of babies born in the year also falling to a record low 1.11 million, the government said Wednesday.

hit bottom 底を打つ

・the birthrate would hit bottom in 2007 at 1.306 and recover to 1.387 in 2050.

come to 【句動-1】 〜に達する、〜に着く、〜に来る、〜へ来る

・ Water comes to the boiling point at 100 degrees. 水は100度で沸点に到達｛とうたつ｝する。
・ Crude oil prices are expected to come to 25 dollars a barrel. 原油価格は1バレル25ドル程度になるだろう。

wreak havoc 大惨事［大規模破壊］をもたらす、大損害を与える、大混乱を引き起こす、めちゃくちゃ［台無し］にする、散々に荒らし回る、ひどく荒らす、打ち壊す

・Poverty and malnutrition levels are on the rise, as armed conflict, disease and poor governance continue to wreak havoc in the region.

well-positioned 【形】 良い状況にある、将来的に安定している

Japan is well positioned to help guide this important process and has already demonstrated its support by hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.

have little sparkle あまりぱっとしない

Although Bank Austria, the subsidiary through which HVB operates in central Europe, is a jewel, HVB's German business—a big mortgage, corporate and retail bank—has very little sparkle.