Idiom:

Rough patches 经历了一段艰难时光

Hit the book:
Moss
Heave
Footage
Detached
Patch
Spare
Doom
Prevail
Take toll
Give way

Turns out, Mother Earth really is alive.
A video captured in the forest in Nova Scotia has shown the moss-covered ground heaving up and down as though it is breathing.
The footage was taken by Brian Nuttall, who was walking on a windy day in the Canadian community of Apple River when he saw the bizarre sight, CBC News reported
He pulled out his cellphone to record the forest floor, which looked like a breathing chest rising and falling every few seconds.