festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
welcome; (warm) reception
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such; like that; that sort of
that day; the very same day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
late at night; at a late hour
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
after a long time; for the first time in a while
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly