to anticipate; to foresee
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to yield to temptation; to succumb
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
main festival; main day of a festival
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
drinking party; banquet; feast
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to make merry; to be festive
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
funny story; funny anecdote
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
forcibly; against one's will
to do together; to share; to participate in
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
field; plain; prairie; moor
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
rather; better; instead; if anything
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism