root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
commencing with; including
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
festival; feast; carnival
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to make merry; to be festive
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder