politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to be consistent; to be coherent
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
poisoning; kill by poison
death from disease; death from illness
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
disturbance; riot; mayhem
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to escape from; to get out
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam