squadron
unit, group, division, company, battalion
smirking
grinning, sneering, smiling smugly, gloating, simpering
hubbub
uproar, racket, clamor, din, hullabaloo, crowd, noise
immersed
absorbed, engulfed, submerged, engrossed, occupied
ranks
ratings, rows, grades, levels, tiers
crimsoned
flushed, blushed, reddened, glowed, embarassed
tittered
giggled, chuckled, snickered, sniggered, laughed
oblivious
unaware, heedless, ignorant, unmindful, clueless
subdued
hushed, mellow, quieted, restrained, low-key. dominated
faltering
wavering, stumbling, hesitating, flagging, unsteady
pert
cheeky, saucy, jaunty, bold, perky
bewildered
baffled, confused, perplexed, disoriented, muddled
writhing
twisting, squirming, wriggling, wiggling, contorting, jiggling
jeering
mocking, taunting, scoffing, deriding, ridiculing
deferred
postponed, delayed, obeyed, suspended, gave way
hollowly
emptily, dully, vacantly, lifelessly, insincerely
disembarked
landed, exited, departed, debarked, alighted, got off
ignominious
shameful, disgraceful, humiliating, disreputable, very embarrassed
bondage
slavery, servitude, captivity, subjection, imprisonment
malevolent
spiteful, malicious, hostile, evil, hateful