(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
early on; earlier on; from early
to accept; to receive; to agree
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
world; society; people; the public
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to have a talk; to tell a story
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing