all people; everybody; ten thousand people
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
that day; the very same day
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
upward tendency; rising trend
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
home area; home town; local
as a child; when one was a child
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
scale; scope; plan; structure
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
place; situation; position; location
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience