schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to gather; to collect; to assemble
something; some kind of; for some reason
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
time; season; period; phase; stage
question; inquiry; enquiry
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
is something that; is that which
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
classification; categorization; sorting
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
scale; scope; plan; structure