today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
festival; feast; carnival
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
adds force or indicates command
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
piece; fragment; one (object)