What happened yesterday, just before he took alarm and leaped to action?

He jumped in with both feet and scooped two out before they took alarm.

He couldn't afford to leave blood about in the wrong places, or let Kitty see it and take alarm.

Not until they were within a hundred feet did anyone take alarm.

A few at a time and well spread out so that the life of this wondrous world would not take alarm.

Once it did take alarm, the end would be in sight.

Neither of them appeared to have taken alarm before the end.

Had he taken alarm and decided to take refuge in the temple?

Society is taking alarm at this, and the women as usual are leaders in a reform.

For all those reasons, we should now take alarm and mobilise.