curious onlookers; rubbernecks
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
police officer; policeman; policewoman
every person; every mouth; every entrance
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to push aside; to brush aside
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to move forward; to move on
head; lead; vanguard; first
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
arrest; apprehension; capture
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to dye; to colour; to color
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to fly around; to scatter
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)