event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to increase; to add to; to augment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
reality; actuality; hard fact
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to become red; to redden; to blush
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement