unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to cover fully; to wrap around
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
fully prepared; all ready
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to thrust away; to send flying
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(in) his way; peculiar to him
manners; courtesy; etiquette