place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
8000; eight thousand; many
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to surround; to crowd around
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
as you are aware; as you know
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to resound; to make a stir
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas