prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to move forward; to move on
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
library; book collection; paperback book
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to hide; to conceal oneself
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to order; to command; to appoint
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified