everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
all present; all concerned; all of us
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
drinking bout; merrymaking
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to have a talk; to tell a story
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
every year; yearly; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
consequence; outcome; result; blame
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
productive; constructive; meaningful
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all