school festival; campus festival
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
incident; affair; happening; event
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
that; the matter in question
stealthily; secretly; in secret
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
future (usually near); prospects
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out