The stock prices plummeted, causing investors to panic.

This book has a page absence, so it's difficult to read.

Since we have completed the first step of this project, let's take a short break.

We finished up the first stage of the project.

The building collapsed due to aging.

The old building finally collapsed.

What does the constructor of this class do?

This electrical circuit is short-circuited.

He accidentally caused a short circuit in the electrical wiring.

In order to understand the context, you need to hear the whole story.