Word: scared
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...every superfluous character and lapse in logic—and there are many—Don’t Say a Word provides a genuine scare and unexpected plot twist. Purists may be annoyed by the myriad loose ends that abound even as the credits begin to roll, but those with a sense of humor will enjoy the unintentional comedy of the inconsistencies in the plot...
...knows things intuitively—that Bobby wants a bike, for example. His fear of the mysterious “lowmen,” whom he claims are hunting him, puzzles Bobby. He also descends into strange dazes during which he becomes oblivious to the outside world, occurrences that scare Bobby more and more the closer he becomes to his new friend. And so, for Bobby, the summer, his magical Atlantis, passes with a series of startling revelations and changes in perception. In this period of growth, he begins to become aware—aware of his feelings...
...Mass. Hall sit-in] helps to scare the administration because they don’t want it to come to that. Neither do we,” Flores said. McKean, who is also a Crimson editor, concurred that last year’s sit-in had changed the landscape for groups like SLAM...
...mentioned, and there was no “definitive evidence of a threat,” the mere thought was a good enough excuse for many Bostonians to escape the city for a quick vacation. The next day, the Boston Herald reported that the source of the terrorist scare was a mistranslation of an Arabic-language call to Boston...
...anthropology at Castleton College in Vermont, further probes that world view: "The fear that these changes will eradicate their language. Their religion. Their way of life. Westernization as the major lifestyle. Capitalism as the major economic system. English as the major language. Tourism as a major industry. These things scare them. This is not just a madman's mind...