falling (into a hole) / a sinkhole; a subsidence; a place where the ground has fallen into a hole / falling in battle; capitulation; surrendering / falling in rank or status; demotion

fall, cave in / surrender / be persuaded

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

deep, profound

hole, opening

hole / opening, aperture / pit / cave, cavern / lair, den, burrow / loss, deficit / flaw, defect

deep, close, thick, profound

deep, profound