real thing; original; actual
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
talking while standing; standing around talking
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
hot topic; talk of the town
beyond that point; after that
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
empty lot; vacant plot of land
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
political measures; policy
main cause; primary factor
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into