guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
too many to count; too numerous to mention
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
surrounding at a distance
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
bunch of flowers; bouquet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
first-rate; finest quality; the best
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
high spirits; gleeful mood
festival merrymaking; revelry
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
husband and wife; married couple
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
homecoming; return to one's home
ash; embers; complete destruction
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
as a child; when one was a child