relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
about when; about what time; how soon
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to have a talk; to tell a story
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
good day for business and lawsuits (trial day)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
pay-your-own-way (party, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression