waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to shake one's head (in denial)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
hostile nature; inimical character
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
development; exploitation
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
mental image; mental picture; image
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)