| bad break(expression, blow, cross, hardship, misfortune) |
| bad fortune(noun, expression, disaster, catastrophe, calamity) |
| bad news(expression, ruin, blow, cross, failure) |
| beat(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| biography(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| blue ruin(expression, disaster, catastrophe, fiasco, mishap) |
| boards(performance, show, play, production, drama) |
| bombshell(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster) |
| chagrin(noun, upset, blow, shock, disaster) |
| characterization(noun, drama) |
| charade |
| choreography(noun, drama) |
| chronicle(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| cliffhanger(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| climax(performance, show, play, disaster, production) |
| clutch(disaster, crisis) |
| compulsion(disaster, crisis) |
| condemnation(lot, disaster, catastrophe, downfall, fate) |
| conte(report, account, novel, news, tale) |
| convulsion(disaster, catastrophe, upheaval, deluge) |