scale /skeɪl/

size; the size or extent of something, especially when compared with something else

They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests).

Here was corruption on a grand scale.

On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels.

It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster.

It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen (= how great it was).

for fear of something/of doing something

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for fear (that)…

to avoid the danger of something happening

We spoke quietly for fear of waking the guards.

I had to run away for fear (that) he might one day kill me.

behaviour /bɪˈheɪvjə(r)/

way of behaving or acting

His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.