next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
two persons; two people; pair; couple
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to look around; to take a view of
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
rustling; refreshing; clearly
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
here and there; everywhere
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
irritation; annoyance; frustration
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to push aside; to brush aside
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
alternately; by turns; one after the other
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
instant; moment; for an instant
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
having ended; being resolved