class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
danger; peril; hazard; risk
in the meanwhile; during the time
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to fly around; to scatter
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
throw; throwing; throwing event
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
end; close; conclusion; termination
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
calming down; quieting down
preference; priority; precedence
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!