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sword of Damocles: a constant and immanent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"

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intimidation collapse: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid; the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

riskiness collapse: a state of danger involving risk

insecurity collapse: the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure; the state of being subject to danger or injury

saber rattling collapse: the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)

imminence collapse: the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

unreliability collapse

denunciation collapse: a public act of denouncing

warning collapse: a message informing of danger

instability collapse: the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute; unreliability attributable to being unstable; an unstable order

menace collapse: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"; something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"; act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"; express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

bayonet collapse: a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon; stab or kill someone with a bayonet

sword collapse: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

deactivate collapse: remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"

sharpener collapse: any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"

coercion collapse: the act of compelling by force of authority

acrobat collapse: an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

aerialist collapse: an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)

tumbler collapse: a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom; a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown; a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

cutlery collapse: tableware implements for cutting and eating food

disband collapse: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"; cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization"

bloodline collapse

demobilize collapse: retire from military service; release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

disarm collapse: remove offensive capability from; take away the weapons from; render harmless; make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"

foreboding collapse: an unfavorable omen; a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"

state of war collapse

wartime collapse: a period of time during which there is armed conflict

hostilities collapse: fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"

uncertainty collapse: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

whittle collapse: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996); cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"

juggler collapse: a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity

bickerer collapse

swordsman collapse

duelist collapse

struggler collapse: a person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort

gladiator collapse: (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat

stirps collapse

strong arm collapse

streetfighter collapse

tribesman collapse: someone who lives in a tribe

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