to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sympathy; compassion; pity
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
switching over to; migration; transition
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
National Security Council
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said