noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , total
▪ near , virtual
▪
The high number of strikes resulted in near ~.
▪ moral
▪ international
VERB + ANARCHY
▪ bring , cause , create , lead to , result in
▪
The defeat of the government would lead to ~.
▪ collapse into , descend into , slide into
▪
If prices rise, the country could slide into ~.
▪ prevent , save sth from
▪
The parties joined forces to save the country from ~.
ANARCHY + VERB
▪ reign
▪
Anarchy reigned in the countryside as bandits attacked government convoys.
PHRASES
▪ the brink of ~ , the edge of ~
▪
The strikes brought the city to the brink of ~.