at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
about this time; about now
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dirty work; unpleasant task
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation