to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to run through; to run past
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
conviction; belief; confidence
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly