chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
external cause; external origin; exogenous cause
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to leave (a scene); to step away
imprisonment; incarceration
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
overhasty; rash; premature
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
like that; that way; thus
interruption; suspension; break
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard