look like falling, seem about to collapse
倒れそうになったよ
I almost collapsed.
— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)
あの木、倒れそうだよ！
That tree looks like it's about to fall!
その塔は倒れそうだ。
That tower looks like it's about to collapse.
その木は今にも倒れそうだった。
That tree looked like it was about to fall over.
ジュリーが明日やってくると知って僕は驚いて倒れそうになったよ。
When I found out Julie was coming tomorrow, I was so surprised I nearly fainted.