to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
green belt; greenbelt; strip of vegetation (in an urban area); green strip; tree lawn
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
several hundred; hundreds (of)
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
skateboard; skateboarding
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
line; queue; procession; matrix
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
stature; build; height; size; physique
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
contact; touch; contact lens
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation