Without a twitch of doubt or fear I found I'd committed myself in writing to deeds of insane derring-do: I would sail to Iceland aboard a container ship, fly to the terrifying volcanic needle of Jan Mayen with the Norwegian Air Force, cross the North Sea in a Viking longboat.
†Neurologic signs were abnormal behavior, lack of fear, reduced alertness, aimless wandering, circling, facial muscle twitching, progressive weakness of hind legs, and visual abnormalities.
The foxes exhibited abnormal behavior, lack of fear, reduced alertness, aimless wandering, circling, facial muscle twitching, hind limb paresis, and visual abnormalities.
I knew most of them by heart once: "Through the Jungle very softly flits a shadow and a sigh – He is Fear, O Little Hunter, He is Fear!" I can't suppress a twitch of rage at what Walt Disney did to The Jungle Book – enchantment and solemnity thrown away to make way for perky little cartoon animals squawking "the bare necessities of life".
Analysis: Asymmetry of fear.
The person is awake and aware of what's happening; there could be twitching of one limb, unusual smell or taste, a strange feeling (like "pins and needles") or a sudden intense feeling of fear or joy.
Well, fear not, for as with most music-based situations of this kind, JD Twitch of Optimo is on hand to help.
It only takes a twitch of the thumb.
Her brow makes the faintest twitch of irritation.
