disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
accomplishment; execution
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
expulsion; excommunication
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
from the beginning; from scratch
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
bombshell announcement (statement)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to jump up and down; to hop
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
several times; once or twice
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged