disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
calamity; disturbance; disorder; turmoil
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
good and bad fortune, and weal and woe
to strike at the root of an evil
troubles brought on by what one has written
trouble caused by a slip of the tongue
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
troubles brought on by what one has written; incident occasioned by a serious slip of the pen
traffic disaster; traffic accident
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))
disaster caused by wind and rain
delighting in the misfortune of others
calamity, good fortune, success and failure
traffic accident; automobile accident
Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians); harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track
fortune follows the virtuous, calamity befalls the wicked; heaven rewards the good and punishes the evil
disaster; calamity; trouble