oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
unspecified large number (of people)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
athletic field; athletics stadium
national polity; National Athletic Meet
few decades; many decades; several decades
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
access road; access route; entrance ramp (onto a highway); on-ramp; approach path
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to do someone in; to bump someone off
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such