deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
if it is (the case that ...)
to be thrilled; to be excited
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
sightseer; spectator; viewer
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.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
in the city; within the city
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to talk; to carry meaning
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
in that manner; like that
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area