noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , pure ( esp. AmE ), total , utter
▪ general , mass
▪ controlled , organized
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He liked to work in organized ~.
▪ ensuing , resulting
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In the ensuing ~, many works of art were destroyed.
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I lost my bag in the ensuing ~.
▪ administrative , domestic , economic , financial , political , social , traffic
VERB + CHAOS
▪ bring , cause , create , lead to
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A serious road accident caused traffic ~ yesterday.
▪ end in , result in
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The game ended in ~.
▪ be plunged into , be thrown into
▪ descend into , slide into
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The country is sliding into economic ~.
▪ face
▪ avert , avoid
▪ control
CHAOS + VERB
▪ break out , ensue , erupt
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Chaos broke out when the fire started.
▪ reign , rule
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The government collapsed and ~ reigned.
▪ surround sth
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the confusion and ~ surrounding the bombing raids
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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The airport was in ~ during the strike.
PHRASES
▪ on the brink of ~ , to the brink of ~
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We are on the brink of ~, economically speaking.
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The country was brought to the brink of ~.
▪ order out of ~
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His brave leadership has created order out of ~.
▪ a scene of ~
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Doctors worked day and night amid scenes of utter ~.
▪ a state of ~