disorder; chaos; confusion
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
thought; consideration; thinking
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
alone; by oneself; on one's own
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to shake one's head (in denial)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to mark the end; to spell the end
other; another; over; more than; I; me
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic