to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to push aside; to brush aside
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
almost every day; almost daily
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
long ago; a long time ago; already