death, destruction
Когда мы были на краю гибели от голода, они спасли наши жизни.
When we were on the brink of death from starvation, they saved our lives.
Год гибели Пушкина Александра Сергеевича.
The year Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin died.
— Peculiarities of the National Hunt (1995)
We were on the brink of death.
— Индиана Джонс и последний крестовый поход (1989)