that's the way it is; such is life
to be reminded of; to call to mind
graduation ceremony; commencement
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
annual function; annual event
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
fee; charge; rate; material
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
if it is the case that ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
automatic; intransitive verb
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
after a long time; for the first time in a while
late at night; at a late hour
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck